Peak Mountain, also called Copper Mountain, est. 730 feet (220 m), is a traprock mountain located in East Granby, Connecticut, 6 miles (10 km) south of the Massachusetts border and 6 miles west of the Connecticut River. 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. Peak Mountain is known for its expansive views from 200 feet (61 m) high cliffs overlooking the historic Old Newgate Prison, Congamond Lake, and the Salmon Brook Valley of north-central Connecticut. The mountain is also known for its microclimate ecosystems, rare plant communities, and as a seasonal raptor migration path. It is traversed by the 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail.
Old Newgate Prison and Salmon Brook Valley from Peak Mountain
Old Newgate Prison
Hatchet Hill
West Suffield Mountain
East Granby is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,214 at the 2020 census.
East Granby Town Hall
Seal
Old Newgate Prison from Peak Mountain
Black oak tree in East Granby