Mount Frissell

Mount Frissell
Mount Frissell as seen from Brace Mountain in New York
Highest point
Elevation2,454 ft (748 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence781 ft (238 m)[2]
ListingU.S. state high points 36th
Coordinates42°03′04″N 73°28′55″W / 42.051093558°N 73.481977744°W / 42.051093558; -73.481977744[1]
Geography
Mount Frissell is located in Massachusetts
Mount Frissell
Mount Frissell
Location within Massachusetts
LocationMount Washington, Massachusetts and Salisbury, Connecticut
Parent rangeTaconic Mountains
Geology
Rock ageOrdovician
Thrust fault; metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeMount Frissell Trail

Mount Frissell is a 2,454-foot (748 m) mountain in the Taconic Range of the Northeastern United States. It is notable for featuring both a tripoint of the borders of southwest Massachusetts, northwest Connecticut, and eastern New York state, and the high point of Connecticut on its south slope.

Frissell's summit and the majority of its slopes are within Massachusetts' Mount Washington State Forest. Its southern slopes are in Salisbury, Connecticut. The high-point marker for Connecticut is on the border with Massachusetts at 42°02′59″N 73°28′59″W / 42.049633°N 73.483042°W / 42.049633; -73.483042, at an elevation of 2,379 feet (725 m) along the Mount Frissell Trail,[3] making the hike a popular destination for state highpointers.[4]

The highest summit in Connecticut is Bear Mountain, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the east-southeast of Mount Frissell.

Mount Frissell is bordered by Round Mountain to the southeast, Mount Ashley to the north, and Brace Mountain to the west. It is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail, which connects with the South Taconic Trail to the west and the Appalachian Trail to the east. The south side of Mount Frissell drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound. The northwest side drains into Ashley Hill Brook, thence Bash Bish Brook, the Roeliff Jansen Kill, the Hudson River, and Upper New York Bay. The northeast side drains into Sages Ravine, thence into Schenob Brook, the Hubbard Brook, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ryant Bush". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Mount Frissell, Massachusetts". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Mount Frissell - South Slope, Connecticut/Massachusetts". 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mount Frissell-South Slope, Connecticut | U.S. Highpoint Guide". highpoint.guide. Retrieved January 29, 2024.


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