title: List of Metacomet Ridge summits
text: # List of Metacomet Ridge summits
  
  The following is a list of the more notable summits and sub–ranges that make up the crest of the Metacomet Ridge, a fault-block landform located in Connecticut and Massachusetts, known for its microclimate ecosystems, rare plant communities, scenic vistas, proximity to major urban centers, and recreational opportunities.
  
  In southern Connecticut, the Metacomet Ridge consists of two parallel ridges; the western ridge terminates near Meriden, Connecticut while the eastern ridge continues north into Massachusetts proximal to the Connecticut River. Notable summits with elevations are included below, listed from south to north.
  
  In Connecticut:
  
  West ridgeline
  
  | Name | Elevation | Location |
  | - | - | - |
  | East Rock | 366 ft (112 m) | New Haven and Hamden |
  | West Rock Ridge | 700 ft (213 m) * | New Haven, Hamden, Woodbridge, and Bethany |
  | Sleeping Giant | 739 ft (225 m) | Hamden and Wallingford |
  | Mount Sanford | 880 ft (270 m) * | Hamden, Bethany, and Cheshire |
  | Peck Mountain | 431 ft (131 m) | Cheshire |
  
  East ridgeline
  
  | Name | Elevation | Location |
  | - | - | - |
  | Beacon Hill | 130 ft (40 m) * | Branford |
  | Saltonstall Mountain | 320 ft (98 m) * | Branford, North Branford, and East Haven |
  | Peter's Rock | 373 ft (114 m) | North Haven |
  | Totoket Mountain | 720 ft (219 m) * | North Branford, Durham, and Guilford |
  | Pistapaug Mountain | 700 ft (213 m) * | Durham |
  | Fowler Mountain | 750 ft (229 m) | Wallingford |
  | Trimountain | 760 ft (232 m) * | Durham and Wallingford |
  | Besek Mountain | 840 ft (256 m) * | Meriden, Wallingford, and Middlefield |
  | Higby Mountain | 892 ft (272 m) | Middlefield and Middletown |
  | Chauncey Peak | 688 ft (210 m) | Meriden |
  | Lamentation Mountain | 720 ft (219 m) | Berlin, Middletown, and Meriden |
  | The Hanging Hills | 1,024 ft (312 m) | Berlin, Meriden, and Southington |
  | Short Mountain | 530 ft (162 m) | Berlin and Southington |
  | Ragged Mountain | 761 ft (232 m) | Berlin and Southington |
  | Bradley Mountain | 700 ft (213 m) | Plainville and Southington |
  | Pinnacle Rock | 600 ft (183 m) | Plainville and Farmington |
  | Rattlesnake Mountain | 750 ft (229 m) | Farmington |
  | Farmington Mountain | 530 ft (162 m) | Farmington |
  | Talcott Mountain | 950 ft (290 m)* | West Hartford, Farmington, Avon, Bloomfield, and Simsbury |
  | Hatchet Hill | 510 ft (155 m) | East Granby |
  | Peak Mountain | 730 ft (223 m) | East Granby |
  | Barn Door Hills | 580 ft (177 m) * | Granby |
  | West Suffield Mountain | 710 ft (216 m) | Suffield |
  | Manitook Mountain | 638 ft (194 m) | Granby |
  
  In Massachusetts
  
  | Name | Elevation | Location |
  | - | - | - |
  | Provin Mountain | 600 ft (183 m) | Southwick, Agawam, and Westfield |
  | East Mountain | 776 ft (237 m) | Holyoke, West Springfield, and Westfield |
  | Mount Tom Range | 1202 ft (363 m) | Holyoke and Easthampton |
  | Holyoke Range | 1106 ft (337 m) | Hadley, South Hadley, Granby, Amherst, and Belchertown |
  | Mount Toby | 1269 ft (387 m) | Sunderland and Leverett |
  | Sugarloaf Mountain | 791 ft (241 m) | Deerfield |
  | Pocumtuck Range | 846 ft (258 m) | Deerfield and Greenfield |
  
  * Estimated elevation accurate within +9/-0 ft (+3/-0 m).
  