Barn Door Hills
{{Short description|Mountains in Connecticut, United States}}
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| range = Metacomet Ridge
| listing = Metacomet Ridge summits
| location = Granby, Connecticut
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|55|46|N|72|49|31|W|type:mountain}} and {{coord|41|55|57|N|72|49|04|W|type:mountain}}
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| type = Fault-block; igneous
| age = 200 million yrs.
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The Barn Door Hills of north-central Connecticut are a pair of prominent rocky trap rock knobs separated by a steep sided gap. They are located in Granby, Connecticut. The hills are an outlying section 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 crest of the Metacomet Ridge is located {{convert|3.75|mi|km}} east at Hatchet Hill.
Recreation and conservation
East Barndoor Hill is located in the {{convert|4000|acre|km2|adj=on}} McLean Game Refuge founded by former United States Senator George P. McLean and now a National Natural Landmark. A hiking trail climbs the summit of the hill. West Barndoor Hill is maintained by the Granby Land Trust.
Image:Barndoor Hills from South East.jpg
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References
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- Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070807215610/http://mmmtrail.org/NaturalResourcesAssessmentFinal.pdf Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment] July 17, 2004. 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.
External links
- [https://www.mcleangamerefuge.org/McLean_Refuge_Map_2018-02_compressed_mobile.pdf McLean Game Refuge Map]
- [https://www.granbylandtrust.org/wbhp_map_web.pdf Western Barndoor Hill Preserve Trail Map]
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Category:Landforms of Hartford County, Connecticut