Jerimoth Hill

Jerimoth Hill
Jerimoth Hill Summit
Highest point
Elevation	811 ft (247 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	192 ft (59 m) [1]
Listing	U.S. state high point 46th
Coordinates	41°50′58″N 71°46′43″W / 41.8495431°N 71.778681°W / 41.8495431; -71.778681Coordinates: 41°50′58″N 71°46′43″W / 41.8495431°N 71.778681°W / 41.8495431; -71.778681 [2]
Geography
Jerimoth Hill Rhode Island
Location	Foster, Rhode Island, US
Topo map	USGS East Killingly, CT
Climbing
Easiest route	Highway (RI 101)

Jerimoth Hill (812 ft, 247 m) is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Jerimoth Hill is located in Providence County in the town of Foster, near the Connecticut border.

The highpoint was donated to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a Brown alumnus of the class of 1911. In 1938 he purchased the saltbox house to the west and the surrounding 360 acres (150 ha). Turner provided a right of way, straight north from the highpoint to Route 101, though eventually it became overgrown.

Brown University has used Jerimoth Hill as an astronomy observatory location for decades, because the university has easy access to this land-locked parcel where they have a view of the skies without light pollution from Providence. The high ground has been cleared of pine trees for about an area of about 200 square feet (19 m²). The highpoint is a rocky outcrop in the woods on the northwest edge of the clearing. A register is located in a mailbox for visitors to sign.^[3]

Highpointers once considered Jerimoth Hill less accessible than Denali, because the only access was heavily posted against trespassing. In June 2005, Jeff and Debbie Mosley bought the property and a path was cleared with the help of volunteer highpointers. The summit, now owned by the state,^[4] is open every day, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time.^[5]

The Jerimoth Hill sign along Route 101 at the entrance to the path to the actual highpoint

See also

• List of U.S. states by elevation

References