New Haven County High Point Trip Report
2 unnamed points 1000 ft and 2000 ft SW of Lindsley Hill (1,050+ ft)
Date: November 25, 2000
Author: Dan Case
These two are easier than the map would have you believe.
Previous reports and directions are accurate. Driving range at southern point is now defunct and getting
somewhat shabby-looking; I doubt anyone will care if you park in the lot next to the miniature-golf course
(the whole property is up for sale if you're interested in owning a CHP - but read on). From there it's an
easy stroll up the driving range to some earthwork behind the house and tower at the top; the highest spot
in it is a pile with what looks like a telephone pole lying across it.
At the northern area, which has the shorter tower (microwave), the gate was wide open. Even if it wasn't,
the access road is barely a few hundred feet long and you can leave the engine running while you hop on
the rock pile. I agree that this is very probably higher, although the southern area has a better view, an
expansive vista west and northwest over the Housatonic Valley.
Only thing to add is, if coming from the east (the Hartford area), you can get off I-84 at CT 322, which
leads up a steep hill around Marion through some mostly residential neighborhoods and past a reservoir to
the junction with CT 69 in Wolcott a mile south of the HPs. This allows you to skip the urban
stop-and-go traffic in Waterbury.