Bear Mountain is a peak of the southern
Taconic Mountains
The Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range () are a range of the Appalachian Mountains, running along the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England from northwest Connecticut to western Massachusetts, north to central western Vermont. ...
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Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury () is a town situated in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is the northwesternmost in the state of Connecticut; the Massachusetts-New York-Connecticut tri-state marker is located at the northwest corner of the town ...
. At 2316 feet (note, per references 1 and 3, there is disagreement about the precise elevation), Bear Mountain is the highest mountain that lies wholly within Connecticut. However, it is not the state highpoint: in the 1940s, the United States Geological Survey determined that the highest elevation in the state, at 2380 feet, was actually on the nearby Connecticut-Massachusetts border, on the southern slope of Massachusetts’
Mount Frissell
Mount Frissell, , which straddles the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. Frissel's south slopes include the highest point in Connecticut.
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There is a stone monument on the Bear Mountain summit. The Appalachian Trail crosses the mountain in a generally north-south direction.
History
120px, left, Erroneous inscription at summit
See also
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Outline of Connecticut
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Connecticut:
Connecticut – state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Called the "Constitution State" or the "N ...
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Index of Connecticut-related articles
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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* .ct.us – Internet second-level domain for the state of Connecticut
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References
180px, Mount Frissell, on which is located Connecticut's highest elevation, as seen from Bear Mountain
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Landforms of Litchfield County, Connecticut
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