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. There is a stone monument on the Bear Mountain summit. The Appalachian Trail crosses the mountain in a generally north-south direction.Plan to see Bear Mountain and other attractions that appeal to you using our Salisbury trip planning tool.
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Very well-marked trails. I went counter-clockwise so had to go up the steeps near the top. Which was better than going down them. The view from atop the rock pile at the top was great, had it not...
Very well-marked trails. I went counter-clockwise so had to go up the steeps near the top. Which was better than going down them. The view from atop the rock pile at the top was great, had it not... more »
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I’ve had Bear Mountain on my “hiking to-do list” for quite some time. Knowing it was the highest peak IN Connecticut made it more exciting for me. There’s a mountain in Connecticut with a higher...
I’ve had Bear Mountain on my “hiking to-do list” for quite some time. Knowing it was the highest peak IN Connecticut made it more exciting for me. There’s a mountain in Connecticut with a higher... more »
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Good view from the summit, of course on a clear day... yesterday I watched the weather channel and it said partly cloudy, I reached the summit and it was white out conditions, I took some good photos of snow covered evergreens at least and a couple peeks of sunlight through the clouds.
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Great hike. Best views I've seen in CT. Not too difficult but definitely a decent workout.
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