Mount Frissell
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox mountain
Mount Frissell, Script error: No such module "convert"., which straddles the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is part of the Taconic Range. Frissell's south slopes include the highest point in Connecticut, a popular destination for highpointers.[1]
Frissell's summit and the majority of its slopes are within Massachusetts' Mount Washington State Forest. Its southern slopes are in Salisbury, Connecticut. Here the state line reaches to about Script error: No such module "convert".. The high-point marker for Connecticut is on the border with Massachusetts at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[2] (The highest mountain summit in Connecticut is Bear Mountain, about Script error: No such module "convert". to the east-southeast of Mount Frissell.
Mount Frissell is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail, which connects with the South Taconic Trail to the west and the Appalachian Trail to the east. It passes by the Connecticut–Massachusetts–New York tri-state marker.[3]
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. Mount Frissell is bordered by Round Mountain to the southeast, Mount Ashley to the north, and Brace Mountain to the west.
Script error: No such module "Gallery".
See also
- Outline of Connecticut
- Index of Connecticut-related articles
- List of U.S. states by elevation
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the United States
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Refbegin/styles.css" />
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
- Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".
- Template:Cite loj
- Template:Cite summitpost
- Mount Frissell on Peakery.com
- Mount Frissell Guide on Mountainouswords.com
Template:U.S. State Highest Points Template:Mountains of Massachusetts Template:Mountains of Connecticut