Higby Mountain

Higby Mountain or Mount Higby 892 feet , is a traprock mountain ridge located 3.75 miles east of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Higby Mountain is known for its high cliff faces, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. It rises steeply 600 feet above the Quinnipiac River valley and the city of Meriden to the west as a continuous 2-mile long ledge. The mountain is traversed by the 50-mile Mattabesett Trail.
Located within the towns of Middletown, Meriden, and Middlefield, Higby Mountain is 3 miles long by 1.2 miles wide at its widest point, although rugged topography makes the actual square mileage much larger. Higby Mountain is an important aquifer; two reservoirs and one pond lie at the base of it: Higby Mountain Reservoir at its east foot; Adder Reservoir, on the upper eastern slope; and Black Pond between Besek Mountain and Higby Mountain. The mountain forms a conspicuous, sharp 2-mile long cliffline visible throughout the upper Quinnipiac River Valley and metropolitan Meriden. Camel's Hump, est. 750 feet , also called The Pinnacle is a prominent southern high point on the ridge just above a shallow gap called Preston Notch. . Interstate 91 cuts through the gap between Higby Mountain and Chauncey Peak to the north.

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