Mount Sanford (Connecticut)

This article is about the mountain ridge in Connecticut. For other uses, see Mount Sanford (disambiguation).

Sanford Mountain
Mount Sanford, Bethany Summit 1970 US Coast and Geodetic Survey Reference Mark
Highest point
Elevation	est. 886 ft (270 m) ridge high point
Coordinates	41°27′42″N 72°56′55″W
Geography
Location	Bethany, Hamden, and Cheshire, Connecticut
Parent range	Metacomet Ridge
Geology
Rock age	200 Ma
Mountain type(s)	Fault-block; igneous
Climbing
Easiest route	Quinnipiac Trail

Mount Sanford of south-central Connecticut, est. 886 feet (270 m), is the high point on a 2.25-mile (3.6 km) long traprock mountain ridge located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the city of New Haven. Mount Sanford is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. The Metacomet Ridge continues north from Mount Sanford as Peck Mountain and south as Mad Mare Hill and West Rock Ridge.

Recreation and conservation

The ridgeline of Mount Sanford is traversed by the 18-mile (29 km) Quinnipiac Trail; the summit of the mountain lies within the Naugatuck State Forest.

Adjacent summits

Nearby summits include Peck Mountain to the north, Sleeping Giant to the southeast and West Rock Ridge to the south.

See also

• Metacomet Ridge
• Adjacent summits:

North ↑	Southeast ↑	South
Peck Mountain (no image)	Sleeping Giant (Connecticut)	West Rock Ridge

References

• Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. "Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment." 2004. PDF webfile cited November 1, 2007.
• Connecticut Walk Book: A Trail Guide to the Connecticut Outdoors. 17th Edition. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Rockfall, Connecticut. Undated.
• Raymo, Chet and Raymo, Maureen E. Written in Stone: A Geologic History of the Northeastern United States. Globe Pequot, Chester, Connecticut, 1989.