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Haystack Mountain State Park
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Observation tower atop Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain State Park is located in Connecticut
Haystack Mountain State Park
Haystack Mountain State Park
Location in Connecticut
Location Norfolk, Connecticut, United States
Area 292 acres (118 ha)
Elevation 1,663 ft (507 m)
Designation Connecticut state park
Established 1917
Administrator Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Website Haystack Mountain State Park

Haystack Mountain is a 1,716-foot-high (523 m) mountain topped with an observation tower that is the chief features of Haystack Mountain State Park, a public recreation area in the town of Norfolk, Connecticut.

The 34-foot-tall (10 m) Haystack Mountain Tower, built in 1929 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sits upon it. The tower provides a view over the town of Norfolk and the neighboring town of Canaan.

Common forms of wildlife found on the mountain include raccoons, bears, deer, coyotes, opossums, skunks and foxes. The dominant plant life include mountain laurel (the state plant), pine trees and maples.

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