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Talcott Mountain State Park

State park in Hartford County, Connecticut

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name	Talcott Mountain State Park
photo	Hartford seen from Heublein Tower.jpg
photo_caption	View of the Hartford skyline from Heublein Tower
photo_width	280
photo_alt	View
map	USA Connecticut#USA
relief	1
label	Talcott Mountain State Park
location	Avon, Bloomfield & Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
coordinates
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area	574 acre
elevation	938 ft
established	1953
designation	Connecticut state park
administrator	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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Talcott Mountain State Park is a 574 acre public recreation area located on Talcott Mountain in the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, and Simsbury, Connecticut. The state park features the Heublein Tower, a 165 ft mountaintop lookout. Access to the tower and its associated museum is via a 1.25 mi trail that takes 30 to 40 minutes to walk. The park offers picnicking, views of the surrounding area, and hiking along the Metacomet Trail.

History

Talcott Mountain was first listed as a 19 acre undeveloped state park in the 1953 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual. Heublein Tower became part of the park "through the cooperative efforts of private conservationists and state and federal governments" in 1965.

References

{{cite gnis. 211340. Talcott Mountain
"Talcott Mountain State Park". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
"Talcott Mountain State Park". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(January 23, 2014). "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests". Connecticut General Assembly.
(1953). "State Parks". State of Connecticut.

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