Mount Frissell, Connecticut (South Slope) lies at 2,380 feet MSL and is ranked #36in elevation among US Highpoints. This would be my 9th highpoint of 2004. Mount Frissell is in a cohort of states with Maryland, Nevada, and Oklahoma whose highpoints sadly aren’t at the summit of a mountain, but merely the highest point on the feature constrained by state lines. In Frissell’s case, the recognized high point is the “Green Stake” on the south slope which demarcates the state line with Massachusetts to the north. Frissell continues upwards for a few hundred feet, where the top, surrounded by woods, is an insignificant point within Mass.
“Nancy” was my ex-girlfriend at this point which made for a fairly awkward trip as I asked her to watch all of my stuff while vacationing in New York with Kelly Hill. In hindsight I should’ve rented a storage shed, but I was young and pretty dumb. I’m glad this was the last time I’d see her.
The hike was fairly easy from a nearby road along heavily-used trails. At the time, the Mt. Riga road was closed from the south just north of Salisbury, CT.
On the trail we topped Round Mountain at 2,296 feet that is only slightly lower (84 feet) than Frissell and provides views of the summit. Nearby Bear Mountain, east of Mount Washington road at 2,316 is considered the highest summit in CT.
From here I would head to Ebright Azimuth Delaware
Poor Connecticut, such a boring location!