Riga Lake

Riga Lake is a lake in Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York. Riga Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Whitehouse Crossing, as well as near Mount Riga.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Frissell and Brace Mountain.

Mount Frissell

Peak

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Frissell is a 2,454-foot mountain in the Taconic Range of the Northeastern United States. It is notable for featuring both a tripoint of the borders of southwest Massachusetts, northwest Connecticut, and eastern New York state, and the high point of Connecticut on its south slope. Mount Frissell is situated 2 miles northeast of Riga Lake.

Brace Mountain

Peak

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brace Mountain is the peak of a ridge in the southern Taconic Mountains, near the tripoint of the U.S. states of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Brace Mountain is situated 1½ miles north of Riga Lake.

Gridley Mountain

Peak

Gridley Mountain, 2,211 feet, is the third highest elevation in the state of Connecticut. The mountain, part of the Taconic Range, has no official trail and is located on private property. Gridley Mountain is situated 2 miles northeast of Riga Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Millerton and Salisbury.

Millerton

Town

Photo: JDMohier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Millerton is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States with a population of 903 at the 2020 census. The village was named after Sidney Miller, a rail contractor who helped bring the railroad to that area. Millerton is situated 4½ miles south of Riga Lake.

Salisbury

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.

Lakeville

Village

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Lakeville is a census-designated place in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, close to Dutchess County, New York. It is within the town of Salisbury, but has its own ZIP Code. Lakeville is situated 5 miles southeast of Riga Lake.

Riga Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.02204° or 42° 1′ 19″ north

Longitude

-73.49929° or 73° 29′ 57″ west

Elevation

1,594 feet (486 metres)

Open location code

87J82GC2+R7

GeoNames ID

5133867

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