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CT 1. Bingham Pond Bog. Acreage: 60. 



Location: Litchfield County; Bashbish Falls, Mass. and Conn.-N.Y. Quadrangle; 

 1.2 miles E of N.Y. State line and 2 miles S of Mass. State line; reached via 

 Washington Rd. 



Description: High elevation (1894 ft), open bog lake surrounded by belts of 

 leatherleaf, larch, and spruce. Here occurs one of the most mature bog forests in 

 the state. Bingham Pond is one of a complex of wetlands and natural mountain 

 lakes most worthy of preservation. 



Encroachments: None reported. 



Ownership: Private. 



Data source: W. A. Niering and R. H. Goodwin, Connecticut College, New 

 London, Conn. 06320. 



