Brace Mountain, Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area

Name: Brace Mountain
Address: Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area, United States

#1 among attractions in Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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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. Its 2,311-foot main summit is located in New York; it is the highest point in that state's Dutchess County. ()

Elevation: 2311 ftProminence: 100 ftCoordinates: 42°2'39"N, 73°29'33"W

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Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area United States

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Brace Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Frissell, Alander Mountain, South Taconic Trail, Scoville Library.

0.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Frissell, Mount Washington State Forest
19 min walk • Mount Frissell, 2,454 feet, which straddles the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range.
3.1 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Alander Mountain, Mount Washington State Forest
78 min walk • Alander Mountain is a 2,241-foot-tall prominent peak of the south Taconic Mountains; it is located in southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York.
~50 ftSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
South Taconic Trail, Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area
1 min walk • The South Taconic Trail is a 21.3 mi hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains of southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York.
5.7 miSE
Library
Scoville Library, Salisbury
145 min walk • Scoville Memorial Library is the public library of Salisbury, Connecticut. Established in 1803, it was the first in the United States open to the public free of charge.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Bash Bish Falls, Mount Washington
118 min walk • Bash Bish Falls, a waterfall in Bash Bish Falls State Park in the Taconic Mountains of southwestern Massachusetts, is the highest waterfall in the state. The falls are made up of a series of cascades, nearly 200 feet in total.
4.9 miNE
National park
Mount Everett State Reservation
127 min walk • Mount Everett State Reservation is a public recreation area in the towns of Mount Washington and Sheffield, Massachusetts, that offers panoramic views of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York from the summit of 2,624-foot Mount Everett.