Burley Hill is a hill in
Union, Connecticut
Union is a town located in the northeastern part of Tolland County, Connecticut, United States and is part of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. The population was 785 at the 2020 census, making it the least ...
. It is the highest point in
Tolland County
Tolland County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,788. It is incorporated into 13 towns and was originally formed on 13 October 1785 from portions of eastern H ...
and the highest point in eastern Connecticut.
[ It is one of Connecticut's highest named summits][ and it ranks 6th in the state for ]prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
at 669 feet.[
It is the most isolated peak in Connecticut and ranks 47th out of 50 for separation. The nearest summit above 1316' is 1387' Asnebumskit Hill in Massachusetts, 25.2 miles away.][
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References
External links
Topographical Map
TopoZone
8/16/08 Tolland County, CT: Burley Hill
Roadrogue Trip Report
{{Mountains of Connecticut
Mountains of Connecticut
Landforms of Tolland County, Connecticut
Union, Connecticut