The
Litchfield Hills (also known as the
Northwest Hills or
Northwest Highlands) are a geographic region of the U.S. state of
Connecticut located in the northwestern corner of the state. It is a term that is roughly coterminous with the boundaries of
Litchfield County, for which it is named. The geographic region includes two officially designated regions: rural
Northwestern Connecticut, and the area associated with the city of
Torrington (also known as the Upper Naugatuck River Valley or simply Litchfield Hills). Much of the area makes up the lowermost section of the
Berkshire region, and is culturally similar to the rest of western
New England.