Chauncey Peak, 688 feet, is a traprock mountain located 2 miles northeast of the center of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound ne
Cliffs of Chauncey Peak above Crescent Lake
Quarry on the east side of Chauncey Peak. 2000 photo; more rock has been removed since.
The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail is a 114-mile-long hiking trail that traverses the Metacomet Ridge of the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts and the central uplands of Massachusetts and southern New
Trap rock cliffs along the M&M Trail on the Mount Tom Range
Crag Mountain, a quartzite peak on the M&M Trail in Northfield, Massachusetts. Northfield Reservoir visible in the background. As of the summer 2013 Crag Mountain is no longer part of the M&M trail that has been rerouted to the road. (see photograph below)
Talus slopes along the M&M Trail on Bare Mountain
Summit view of Grand Monadnock on a July weekend. More than 125,000 people hike this peak each year, making it the most frequently climbed mountain in the United States.