Short Mountain (Connecticut)

Short Mountain is a

Short Mountain, located in the towns of Southington and Berlin, Connecticut, rises steeply 200 feet (61 m) above the Quinnipiac River valley to the west and the Mattabesett River valley to the east, with a high point of 530 feet (160 m). It is roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) long by 0.5 miles (800 m) wide, although the steepness of the terrain makes the actual square mileage much larger. The Metacomet Ridge continues south from Short Mountain as the Hanging Hills and north as Ragged Mountain.

Geology and ecology

Short Mountain, like much of the Metacomet Ridge, is composed of

The Berlin Land Trust is active in the conservation of this section of the Metacomet Ridge.

See also

• Metacomet Ridge
• Adjacent summits:

↓ South	North ↑

References

• Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. "Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment." 2004. PDF wefile 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, Maureen E.
  Written in Stone: A Geologic History of the Northeastern United States. Globe Pequot, Chester, Connecticut, 1989.
• U.S. Congress New England National Scenic Trail Designation Act. Archived 2016-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
• White, Harry. The Traprock Wilderness Recovery Strategy Yale Forestry School. Southington, Connecticut. Cited Dec. 19, 2007.

External links

• Connecticut Forest and Park Association
• NPS brochure for National Scenic Trail proposal.
• Berlin Land Trust