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Mount Frissell, , located on the border of southwest Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
 and northwest Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. The peak and northern part of the mountain are located within Massachusetts. The southern slope of Mount Frissell is located within Connecticut and rises to the highest elevation within that state, . Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain (Connecticut)

Bear Mountain, , is prominent peak of the southern Taconic Mountains. It lies within the town of Salisbury, Connecticut, and is the highest mountain summit in the state of Connecticut....
, located to the east, is the highest mountain summit in Connecticut.

The mountain is located within the towns of Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Mount Washington, Massachusetts

Mount Washington is a New England town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury, Connecticut

Salisbury is a New England town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The MA-NY-CT Tri-State Marker is located just on the border of Salisbury....
; much of it has been conserved as part of Massachusetts' Mount Washington State Forest
Mount Washington State Forest

Mount Washington State Forest is a scenic state forest in the southern Taconic Mountains of the southwestern Berkshires of Massachusetts. It has 30 miles of trails for hiking, as well as offering wilderness camping, fishing, horseback riding trails, and cross-country skiing....
 and Connecticut's Mount Riga Forest Preserve.






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Mount Frissell, , located on the border of southwest Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
 and northwest Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. The peak and northern part of the mountain are located within Massachusetts. The southern slope of Mount Frissell is located within Connecticut and rises to the highest elevation within that state, . Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain (Connecticut)

Bear Mountain, , is prominent peak of the southern Taconic Mountains. It lies within the town of Salisbury, Connecticut, and is the highest mountain summit in the state of Connecticut....
, located to the east, is the highest mountain summit in Connecticut.

The mountain is located within the towns of Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Mount Washington, Massachusetts

Mount Washington is a New England town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury, Connecticut

Salisbury is a New England town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The MA-NY-CT Tri-State Marker is located just on the border of Salisbury....
; much of it has been conserved as part of Massachusetts' Mount Washington State Forest
Mount Washington State Forest

Mount Washington State Forest is a scenic state forest in the southern Taconic Mountains of the southwestern Berkshires of Massachusetts. It has 30 miles of trails for hiking, as well as offering wilderness camping, fishing, horseback riding trails, and cross-country skiing....
 and Connecticut's Mount Riga Forest Preserve. The south side of Mount Frissell drains into Riga Lake and South Pond, then into Wachocostinook Brook, Salmon Creek, the Housatonic River
Housatonic River

The Housatonic River is a river, approximately 149 mi long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound....
, and Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south....
. The northwest side drains into Ashley Hill Brook, thence Bash Bish Brook, the Roeliff Jansen Kill, the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
, and Long Island Sound. 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
Round Mountain (Taconic Mountains)

Round Mountain, , located on the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. The peak and southern slopes of the mountain are within Connecticut; the northern slope lies within Massachusetts....
 to the southeast, Mount Ashley to the north, and Brace Mountain
Brace Mountain

Brace Mountain is a prominent mountain in the south Taconic Mountains. The mountain is located in southwest Massachusetts, northwest Connecticut, and adjacent New York....
 to the west.

Mount Frissel is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail which connects with the South Taconic Trail
South Taconic Trail

The South Taconic Trail is a hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains of southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York. The trail extends from the village of Whitehouse Crossing in Millerton, New York, north along the ridgecrest of the southern Taconic Range and the border of New York and Massachusetts, and ends at the Catamount Ski Area on Mas...
 to the west and the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine....
 to the east.

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