Mount Frissell

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Mount Frissell
Mount Frissell as seen from Bear Mountain
Elevation	2,453 feet (748 m)
Location	Mount Washington, Massachusetts and Salisbury, Connecticut
Range	Taconic Mountains
Coordinates	42°03′05″N, 73°28′56″W
Type	Thrust fault; metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock
Age of rock	Ordovician
Easiest route	Mount Frissel Trail
Listing	U.S. state high points

Mount Frissell, 2,453 feet (748 m), located on the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, 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, 2,379 ft (725 m). Bear Mountain, located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the east, is the highest mountain summit in Connecticut.

The mountain is located within the towns of Mount Washington, Massachusetts and Salisbury, Connecticut; much of it has been conserved as part of Massachusetts' Mount Washington State Forest 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, and Long Island Sound. The northwest side drains into Ashley Hill Brook, thence Bash Bish Brook, the Roeliff Jansen Kill, the Hudson River, and Long Island Sound. The northeast side drains into Sages Ravine, thence into Schenob 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.

Mount Frissel is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail which connects with the South Taconic Trail to the west and the Appalachian Trail to the east.