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Bear Mountain is a peak of the southern Taconic Mountains in Salisbury, Connecticut. 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.[3] There is a stone monument on the Bear Mountain summit. The Appalachian Trail crosses the mountain in a generally north-south direction.

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Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2323+ ft (708+ m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	433 ft (132 m)[1]
Coordinates	42°02′41″N 73°27′17″W[2]
Geography
Location	Salisbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Parent range	Taconic Mountains
Topo map	USGS Ashley Falls
Geology
Age of rock	Ordovician
Mountain type	Thrust fault; metamorphic rock
Climbing
Easiest route	Appalachian Trail

History

See also

• Outline of Connecticut
• Index of Connecticut-related articles

References

External links

• "Appalachian Trail Conservancy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
• "Highpoint Summit Log". Archived from the original on February 27, 2007.
• "Bear Mountain - Salisbury, CT". Berkshire Hiking.com.

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