| Mount Frissell | |
|---|---|
 Mount Frissell as seen fromBrace Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,454 ft (748 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 781 ft (238 m)[2] |
| Listing | U.S. state high points 36th |
| Coordinates | 42°03′04″N73°28′55″W / 42.051093558°N 73.481977744°W /42.051093558; -73.481977744[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Frissell | |
| Parent range | Taconic Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Ordovician |
| Mountain type(s) | Thrust fault;metamorphic rock andsedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Mount Frissell Trail |
Mount Frissell, 2,454 feet (748 m), which straddles the border of southwestMassachusetts and northwestConnecticut, is part of theTaconic Range. Frissell's south slopes include the highest point in Connecticut, a popular destination forhighpointers.[3]
Frissell's summit and the majority of its slopes are within Massachusetts'Mount Washington State Forest. Its southern slopes are inSalisbury, Connecticut. Here the state line reaches to about 2,379 feet (725 m). The high-point marker for Connecticut is on the border with Massachusetts at42°02′59″N73°28′59″W / 42.049633°N 73.483042°W /42.049633; -73.483042.[4] (The highest mountainsummit in Connecticut isBear Mountain, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the east-southeast of Mount Frissell.
Mount Frissell is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail, which connects with theSouth Taconic Trail to the west and theAppalachian Trail to the east. It passes by the Connecticut–Massachusetts–New York tri-state marker.[5]
The south side of Mount Frissell drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek, theHousatonic River, andLong Island Sound. The northwest side drains into Ashley Hill Brook, thence Bash Bish Brook, theRoeliff Jansen Kill, theHudson River, andUpper New York Bay. The northeast side drains into Sages Ravine, thence intoSchenob Brook, the Hubbard Brook, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound. Mount Frissell is bordered byRound Mountain to the southeast, Mount Ashley to the north, andBrace Mountain to the west.
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