Here are the answers to our trivia questions featured in the Northeast Explorer newsletter, The Ridgeline:
October 22, 2026
Question: What New Hampshire peak is the state’s 13th highest at 4,700 feet and is known for its spectacular 360-degree views?
Answer: Mount Carrigain
October 15, 2026
Question: What two Vermont mountains (the state’s third and fourth tallest) are tied for the same elevation at 4,083 feet?
Answer: Camel’s Hump and Mount Ellen
October 8, 2026
Question: What 2,197-foot Maine mountain has a distinctive rocky summit, a stretch of the Appalachian Trail, and a name that sounds like a piece of furniture?
Answer: Chairback Mountain
October 1, 2026
Question: What 65-mile trail in central Connecticut is shaped like a horseshoe, connects Middletown to Berlin, and encounters Mount Higby, Pisgah Mountain, and Chauncey Peak along the way?
Answer: Mattabesett Trail
September 24, 2026
Question: What popular peak in western New Hampshire stands 3,155 feet, features a summit with bare granite ledges, and is located within a state park that bears its name?
Answer: Mount Cardigan
September 17, 2026
Question: Which Maine river is famous among whitewater paddlers for its roughly 16-mile run through the Forks region and its dramatic Class IV rapids?
Answer: Dead River
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
