Jerimoth Hill
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| height | 247 m | |
| location | Foster in Rhode Island | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 50 '58 " N , 71 ° 46' 43" W | |
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| Normal way | Rhode Island State Route 101 | |
The Jerimoth Hill is the name of the highest natural point in the US state of Rhode Iceland , with a height of 247 meters above sea level . Jerimoth Hill is located in Providence County in the town of Foster , near the Connecticut border .
terrain
The highest point itself, a narrow, exposed rock, belongs to Brown University . The plateau is forested by pine trees.
history
The highest point was given to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a former student of a 1911 class. In 1938 he bought the Saltbox house to the west and the 360 acres surrounding it. Turner also laid a trail north of the highest point on RI State Route 101 . Brown University used Jerimoth Hill as an astronomy observatory for decades, and they took advantage of easy access to this private area to get a glimpse of the sky away from the light pollution in Providence .
Access
For many years, hikers had no access to the mountain because the owner, Henry Richardson, forbade it. The highest point itself belongs to Brown University , not Richardson. However, his driveway was the only way that led to the rock. First, Richardson welcomed visitors and allowed them to pass through his property without permission. But under the increasing number, his musical instruments and the music lessons he gave suffered as well as his privacy. He closed the path and set up motion detectors around the property lines.
Highpointers Club magazine co-editor Dave Covill spent years trying to convince Richardson to allow club members to step on the highest point. He was finally successful in 1998. Richardson's partner Ed Bouchard gave the walkers permission. They are allowed to visit Jerimoth Hill on five selected vacation days per year. Richardson died in 2001. In June 2005, Jeff and Debbie Mosley bought Richardson's permit and, with the help of many volunteers, built a trail to the top on Labor Day weekend 2005. Since August 2007, the mountain has been open to club members and non-club members every day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST). RI State Route 101, the old Rhode Island and Connecticut Turnpike, runs over the mountain.
Individual evidence
- To The Top: Reaching for America's 50 State Summits , Joe Glickman and Nels Akerlund, Northword Press, 2003 , ISBN 1-55971-871-4 .