Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain is a peak of the southern Taconic Mountains in Salisbury, Connecticut. At 2,316 feet, Bear Mountain is the highest mountain that lies wholly within Connecticut.

Photo: Heatkernel, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gridley Mountain and Mount Riga State Park.

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.

Mount Riga State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Riga State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area located in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut. The state park offers opportunities for hiking and bow hunting.

Round Mountain, 2,296 feet, located on the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. The peak and southern slopes of the mountain are within Connecticut; the northern slope lies within Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Washington and Lakeville.

Mount Washington

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Washington is a tiny town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It is at the southwest corner of the state, the only Massachusetts town to border both New York and Connecticut.

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 6 miles south of Bear Mountain.

Ashley Falls

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashley Falls is a village, which is situated 6 miles east of Bear Mountain.

Bear Mountain

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: peak of the southern Taconic Mountains in Salisbury, Connecticut
Categories: mountain, tourism, and peak
Location: Salisbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Litchfield Hills, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.04499° or 42° 2′ 42″ north

Longitude

-73.45459° or 73° 27′ 17″ west

Elevation

2,323 feet (708 metres)

Open location code

87J82GVW+X5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359260039

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

Wikidata ID

Q4876497

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In Other Languages

“Bear Mountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bear Mountain”

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