Manitook Mountain
| Manitook Mountain | |
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  Manitook Mountain Location in Connecticut | |
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| Easiest route | trailless |
Manitook Mountain, also called Manituck Mountain, 638 feet (194 m), is a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) long
Geography
The Manitook Mountain ridgeline rises steeply to 400 feet (120 m) above the surrounding landscape, with several distinct summits and a high point of 638 feet (194 m) above sea level. Located entirely within Granby, Connecticut, its northern summit abuts the Connecticut/ Massachusetts border near Southwick, Massachusetts. The mountain is particularly prominent as viewed from the Congamond Lakes to the north.
The north side of the mountain drains into the Congamond Lakes then into Great Brook, thence to the Westfield River, the Connecticut River, and Long Island Sound. The remainder of the mountain is of the Salmon Brook watershed, which drains into the Farmington River, thence into the Connecticut River.
Geology and ecology
Manitook Mountain, like much of the Metacomet Ridge, is composed of
Conservation and recreation
Expanding
References
- Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. "Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment." 2004. PDF wefile cited November 1, 2007.
- Raymo, Chet and Maureen E. Written in Stone: A Geologic History of the Northeastern United States. Globe Pequot, Chester, Connecticut, 1989.
- DeLorme Topo 6.0 (2006). Mapping software. DeLorme: Yarmouth, Maine