Talcott Mountain State Park

Talcott Mountain State Park is a 574-acre (232 ha) 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-foot-high (50 m) mountaintop lookout. Access to the tower and its associated museum is via a 1.25-mile-long (2 km) trail that takes 30 to 40 minutes to walk. The park offers picnicking, views of the surrounding area, and hiking along the Metacomet Trail.^[3]

Talcott Mountain State Park
View of the Hartford skyline from Heublein Tower
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Location	Avon, Bloomfield & Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41°49′27″N 72°47′54″W[1]
Area	574 acres (232 ha)[2]
Elevation	938 ft (286 m)[1]
Established	1953
Administered by	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designation	Connecticut state park
Website	Official website

History

Talcott Mountain was first listed as a 19-acre (7.7 ha) undeveloped state park in the 1953 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual.^[4] Heublein Tower became part of the park "through the cooperative efforts of private conservationists and state and federal governments" in 1965.^[5]