Sleeping Giant, Hamden

Name: Sleeping Giant
Address: 200 Mount Carmel Ave, Hamden, 06518-1906, United States
Telephone: +1 860-424-3000

#1 among attractions in Hamden

Top attraction, State park, Park, Relax in park

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Sleeping Giant,is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet, located eight miles 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 of hiking trails traverse it including 5 miles of the 23-mile Quinnipiac Trail. Quinnipiac University is located at Mount Carmel's foot in Hamden. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 739 ftCoordinates: 41°25'50"N, 72°53'25"W

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200 Mount Carmel AveHamdenHamden 06518-1906 United States

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+1 860-424-3000

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Sleeping Giant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sleeping Giant Golf course, Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Parish House, Quinnipiac University, Quinnipiac University.

0.8 miW
41°26'5"N • 72°54'20"W
Sleeping Giant Golf course, Hamden
22 min walk • Golf
1.3 miSW
Church
Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Parish House, Hamden
34 min walk • The Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Parish House is a historic church complex at 3280 and 3284 Whitney Avenue and 195 Sherman Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. It consists of an 1840 Greek Revival church with a tetrastyle temple front portico, a 1911 Colonial Revival parish house, and a 1925 sexton's house.
0.8 miS
Universities and schools
Quinnipiac University, Hamden
22 min walk • Quinnipiac University School of Law is located in North Haven, Connecticut. It is one of Quinnipiac University's graduate schools.
1 miSW
Universities and schools
Quinnipiac University, Hamden
26 min walk • Quinnipiac University is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Engineering, School of Communication, School of Health Sciences...
1.6 miSW
Hockey, Basketball, Sport venue
TD Bank Sports Center, Hamden
41 min walk • People's United Center, previously known as TD Bank Sports Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Hamden, Connecticut. Its design is unusual in that it consists of two separate playing and seating areas, one intended for basketball and one intended for ice hockey, joined together within a common facility.
0.7 miS
Baseball, Sport venue, Sport
Quinnipiac Baseball Field, Hamden
19 min walk • Quinnipiac Baseball Field is a baseball venue in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. It is home to the Quinnipiac Bobcats baseball team of the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
0.7 miS
Basketball, Sport venue, Sport
Burt Kahn Court, Hamden
18 min walk • Burt Kahn Court is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Hamden, Connecticut. It was the home of the Quinnipiac University Bobcats basketball team from 1969 to 2006 until the TD Bank Sports Center was opened.