Here are the answers to our trivia questions featured in the Northeast Explorer newsletter, The Ridgeline:
September 10, 2026
Question: What 3,980-foot New York peak is the third tallest mountain in the Catskills?
Answer: Black Dome
September 3, 2026
Question: What 8.5-mile trail up Mount Washington is considered the oldest continuously maintained trail in the United States? (BONUS QUESTION: What year was it created?)
Answer: Crawford Path (Bonus Answer: 1819)
August 27, 2026
Question: What 235-mile trail in the Northeast officially became part of the National Park Service in 2023?
Answer: The New England Scenic Trail
August 20, 2026
Question: What nearly 50-mile trail traverses the highlands of southwestern New Hampshire and features campsites and Adirondack-style shelters?
Answer: Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway
August 13, 2026
Question: At just 812 feet, this is the highest point in Rhode Island.
Answer: Jerimoth Hill
August 6, 2026
Question: How many of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks are actually under 4,000 feet?
Answer: 4 (Blake at 3,960 feet; Cliff at 3,960; Nye at 3,895; and Couchsachraga at 3,820)
July 30, 2026
Question: What Maine peak is the state’s fourth highest at 4,228 feet and is traversed by the Appalachian Trail?
Answer: Crocker Mountain
