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Peck Mountain of south-central Connecticut, 371 feet (113 m), is a traprock mountain ridge located in Cheshire, Connecticut. It 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 south from Peck Mountain as Mount Sanford and north as a diminishing series of hills that extend into Southington, Connecticut.

Peck Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)ridge high point
Coordinates	41°31′18″N 72°55′15″W
Geography
Location	Cheshire, Connecticut
Parent range	Metacomet Ridge
Geology
Age of rock	200 million yrs.
Mountain type	Fault-block; igneous
Climbing
Easiest route	trailless

See also

• Metacomet Ridge
• Adjacent summits:

↓ South	↓ Southeast	North ↑	Northeast ↑
		Prospect Ridge (no image)

References

• Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. (2004). "Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment." Retrieved November 1, 2007.
• Cheshire Land Trust
• Traprock Wilderness Recovery Strategy
• Topozone.com

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