access to its ridgeline are most threatened by potential development. In 2000, Besek Mountain was included in a study by the National Park Service for the designation of a new National Scenic Trail now tentatively called the New England National Scenic Trail, which would include the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail in Massachusetts and the Mattabesett Trail and Metacomet Trail in Connecticut. The Wallingford Land Trust and the Middlesex Land Trust are active conservation partners in the area. Historic events The infamous aborted Powder Ridge Rock Festival was to be held on Besek Mountain July 30, August 1 and August 2, 1970 at Powder Ridge Ski Area. A legal injunction forced the event to be cancelled just a few days before it was to begin, keeping the musicians away; but a crowd of 30,000 attendees arrived anyway, to find no food, no entertainment, no adequate plumbing, and at least seventy drug pushers. See also Metacomet Ridge Adjacent summits: References External links Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort Connecticut Forest and Park Association U.S. Congress New England National Scenic Trail Designation Act. NPS brochure for National Scenic Trail proposal. Wallingford Land Trust Middlesex Land Trust Powder Ridge - NewEnglandSkiHistory.com Metacomet Ridge, Connecticut Meriden, Connecticut Wallingford, Connecticut Tourist attractions in New Haven County, Connecticut Mountains of Connecticut Landforms of New Haven County, Connecticut