Wildcat Hollow is a
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
in the
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America. The term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain ...
in rural
Litchfield County,
Connecticut
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located on a riverbend of the
Housatonic River
The Housatonic River ( ) is a river, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United ...
. It is located about 3 miles west of
Salisbury
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, miles north of
Falls Village, 2 miles south of
Twin Lakes, and a mile north west of the peak of
Mount Prospect. It also has two roads, Wildcat Hollow Road that heads North West up Flink Hill and Housatonic River Road that runs north from Amesville and Falls Village to the south up north to Smith Hill.
References
External links
Wildcat Hollow on google maps
Valleys of Connecticut
Landforms of Litchfield County, Connecticut
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