Quinebaug Highlands

The Quinebaug Highlands are a region bordering Connecticut and Massachusetts , covering 172,000 acres (696 km²). The area extends over several mountain ranges and ridges around Ashford , Eastford , Union and Woodstock in northeast Connecticut and around Southbridge and Sturbridge in Massachusetts. The area includes more than 40,000 acres (160 km²) of protected areas and is now on the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor land use plan. The sources of several rivers, as well as those of the eponymous Quinebaug River, lie in the Highlands

The highest point is Burley Hill in Union with a height of 401  m (1315 ft).

Landmarks and nature reserves of the Quinebaug Highlands

• Bigelow Hollow State Park
• Brimfield State Forest
• Burley Hill
• East Brimfield Lake
• Natchaug State Forest
• Nipmuck State Forest
• Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
• Snow Hill
• Streeter Point Recreation Area
• Wells State Park
• Westville Lake
• Yale-Myers Forest

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nature conservancy preserve forest land.
2. ↑ Quinebaug highlands ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at nature.org. 
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Watershed of Wuinebaug River at dickwhitney.net.
5. ↑ ctconservation.org ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ^ Wales Quadrangle . USGS. Retrieved June 5, 2009.