Haystack Mountain Tower
| Haystack Mountain State Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Haystack Mountain State Park Location in Connecticut Haystack Mountain State Park Haystack Mountain State Park (the United States) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Norfolk, Connecticut, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°00′16″N 73°12′29″W / 42.00444°N 73.20806°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 292 acres (118 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,680 ft (510 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Administered by | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designation | Connecticut state park | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Haystack Mountain Tower is a stone observation tower at the summit of 1,680-foot (510 m) Haystack Mountain and the chief feature of Haystack Mountain State Park, a public recreation area in Norfolk, Connecticut. Built in 1929, the tower and the land on which it stands were donated by Ellen Battell Stoeckel. The tower provides views of three states and Long Island Sound. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.