<P> Sleeping Giant ( also known as Mount Carmel ) is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet ( 225 m ) , located 8 miles ( 13 km ) 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 ( 48 km ) of hiking trails traverse it including 5 miles ( 8 km ) of the 23 - mile ( 37 km ) Quinnipiac Trail . Quinnipiac University is located at Mount Carmel 's foot in Hamden . </P>
<P> Sleeping Giant ( also known as Mount Carmel ) is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet ( 225 m ) , located 8 miles ( 13 km ) 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 ( 48 km ) of hiking trails traverse it including 5 miles ( 8 km ) of the 23 - mile ( 37 km ) Quinnipiac Trail . Quinnipiac University is located at Mount Carmel 's foot in Hamden . </P>
where is sleeping giant state park in connecticut
where is sleeping giant state park in connecticut
8 miles ( 13 km ) north of New Haven , Connecticut
8 miles ( 13 km ) north of New Haven , Connecticut