Mount Frissell, 2,454 feet (748 m), 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 .
5-643: 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 2,379 feet (725 m). 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 . (The highest mountain summit in Connecticut
10-724: Is Bear 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 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. The south side of Mount Frissell drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek,
15-740: 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
20-545: The north, and Brace Mountain to the west. This Connecticut state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Berkshire County, Massachusetts geography–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mount Washington State Forest Mount Washington State Forest is a 4,619-acre (1,869 ha) state forest in Mount Washington , Massachusetts . The forest conjoins with New York state and
25-733: The state of Connecticut in the southern Taconic Mountains of the southwestern Berkshire region of Massachusetts. In addition to offering recreational and scenic opportunities, the forest lies adjacent to Bash Bish Falls State Park . It is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation . The forest was acquired by the state through gifts of Alfred F. Intemann (1897–1986) and his wife Cornelia Van der Smissen Intemann (who died in 1963) conveyed in 1958, 1959, 1961, and 1968. The forest protects 300 acres (120 ha) of old growth northern hardwood forest in separate areas. The tri-state boundary stone on
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