"CT is one of only three US state high points that are the highest point in a state but not technically the summit of the hill or mountain. Meaning that Mt. Frissell CT is the highest point in the state, but the mountain continues up to top out at Frissell’s true summit a bit further north in Massachusetts. From there we went on to find the CT/MA/NY tri-state marker and hiked the ridge out into NY state. Not the most challenging of the state high points, but a fun one nonetheless. It’s not about the destination, or the journey even - it’s about the company! 20/50 now! " — wiweasel • Jun 25, 2024

"Main goal was tagging the CT state high point, but we visited Round Mountain, Mt. Frissell and the tri-state point along the way. Rainy morning so the trail was all mud and wet rock. My lazy attempt to climb atop the slippery wet stone tri-state marker without shedding my pack lead to me promptly falling off of it. Succeeded on second attempt with photo to prove it." — jodola • Sep 28, 2021

"As part of a 16 or 17 state highpoint blitz of the Northeast this August while working remotely 8 hrs a day from various Starbucks. Wrapped up the work day at 5pm and so thought I could do the drive 1.5 hr to Mt Frissell and get it done. Came in from the south up a gravel road. Met 2 guys walking back to trailhead up road (I probably was rude by not offering them a ride but I was on the clock!) and they said 45min at least to summit and they were moving quick. I parked with 6 other cars and headed down the trail with a few mosquitos. It was 30 min to the summit and 30 back....good to see all my training at altitude in the Rockies over the years is paying off. I just flew up the "steep" parts and enjoyed the treed terrain with solid rock outcrops. Views were really nice. Saw no one. Made it back as sun was setting. Drove onwards to Rhode Island and Jerimoth Hill." — alexjoseph • Aug 9, 2019

"Followed the red-blazed trail from the AMC parking area in Mt Washington State Forest, on the way to the CT High Point and the Taconic Trail junction. A cloudy, foggy start gave way to a nice sunny hike." — SteveM_StickMan • Jun 2, 2019

"Well! The trip to Connecticut's state high point certainly requires some driving, to say the least. The road was accessible with low clearance, but it was very muddy and rutted, so I'm glad my rental was high clearance with 4WD (but I didn't actually engage it, so... *shrugs*). Mt. Riga Road and the approach from the south (so heading north to the CT/MA state line) appears to no longer be maintained, so I came from the north (heading south on East Road from MA to the CT/MA state line). The last several miles of the road are "closed except to local traffic", but as we ran into three other groups on the trail, I'd take that sign with a grain of salt. We parked at the "Parking for Trail Head to NW Camp", which is right on the state line between MA/CT. The trail is to the west, next to the parking area, and marked with bright red blazes. Because it's very early spring, there was a ton of snow-melt that turned the first part of the trail into a stream, so we got a bit wet. Still plenty of snow/ice on north-facing slopes and shaded areas of the trail. The trail has steep sections climbing up the granite and quartz-sided slopes of Round Mountain and Mount Frissell (definitely class 2 mini..." — psychikingjes • Apr 7, 2019

"Decided to do some State-Highpointing on the East Coast for Labor Day weekend. We flew out of Las Vegas Thursday night into Boston, then bagged the highpoints of Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont & New Hampshire (with short stops in Pennsylvania and Maine for good measure) before flying back out of Boston on Monday. What a weekend! Stopped at this one on the way up to Frissell (South Slope)." — Kevin • Sep 5, 2015

"This was my first time hiking with Gloria and hopefully not the last. We were on route to the highest point in Connecticut by taking the Mount Frissell Trail, which goes right over Round Mountain. It was a little rainy and foggy when we started. It seemed like a typical fall day in October for New England. Orange and red leaves everywhere littering the ground we hiked on. It was a little steep getting up to Round Mountain, but we pushed on." — elbesto • Oct 3, 2012

"At midnight on July 1, 1991, 5 climbers, Pete Allard, Jim Grace, Shaun Lacher, David Sandway and myself, Dennis Stewart, took their first step off the summit of Mount Rainier and began a climbing marathon to reach the highest point in each of the 48 contiguous states in one calendar month. During the month of July in 1991, the team hiked over 250 miles, climbed over 14 vertical miles and drove over 14,000 miles. Their total time (summit to summit) was 30 days, 10 hours and 52 minutes. All 5 members of the climbing team reached every summit during the month long expedition. Round Mountain was climbed enroute to the southern slope of Mount Frissell (the location of the highest point in Connecticut), which was the 24th highpoint climbed on this record breaking trip, which got the team recognition in Guinness Book of Records." — Stewy • Jul 12, 1991