Sleeping Giant State Park topographic map

Name: Sleeping Giant State Park topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, United States (41.42043 -72.90611 41.45110 -72.85146)

Average elevation: 79 m

Minimum elevation: 5 m

Maximum elevation: 215 m

Sleeping Giant (also known as the Blue Hills and Mount Carmel), (Hobbomock in Quinnipiac), is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet (225 m), located eight miles (13 km) north of New Haven, Connecticut. A prominent landscape feature visible for miles, the Sleeping Giant receives its name from its anthropomorphic resemblance to a slumbering human figure as seen from either the north or south. The Giant is known for its expansive clifftop vistas, rugged topography, and microclimate ecosystems. Most of the Giant is located within Sleeping Giant State Park. The mountain is a popular recreation site: over 30 miles (48 km) of hiking trails traverse it including 5 miles (8 km) of the 23-mile (37 km) Quinnipiac Trail. Quinnipiac University is located at Mount Carmel's foot in Hamden.

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