- Big Jay
Infobox Mountain
Name = Big Jay
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Elevation = 1,154metre s (3,786 feet)
Prominence = 120 m (390 ft) [Key col elevation between 1,032 and 1,038 metres. ]
Location = Franklin County,Vermont
Range =Green Mountains
Coordinates = coord|44|54.91|N|72|32.44|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=title,inline
Topographic
USGS "Jay Peak"
Type = |Age =
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Easiest route = herd path
Listing = nowrap| #93 New England 100 HighestBig Jay is a
mountain in the northernGreen Mountains ofVermont , located on the border of Franklin and Orleans counties.Overview
The summit of Big Jay is the highest point of Franklin County. Big Jay is flanked to the south by Little Jay (3,182 ft / 970 m), and to the northeast by Jay Peak (3,865 ft / 1,176 m), the highest summit of the Jay Peak complex.Jay Peak is named for
John Jay (1745–1829) ofNew York , one of the "founding fathers" of the United States.Big Jay stands within the watershed of the Trout River, a
tributary of theMissisquoi River , which drains intoLake Champlain , thence intoCanada 'sRichelieu River , theSaint Lawrence River , and into theGulf of Saint Lawrence .The east and southeast sides of Big Jay drain into Jay Brook, which joins the South Branch Trout River in Montgomery to form the Trout River. The southwest and western sides of Big Jay drain into Hannah Clark Brook, and thence into the Trout. The northern end of Big Jay drains into Black Falls Brook, and thence into the Trout.In the summer of 2007 two
Northeast Kingdom men cut an illegal ski trail several hundred yards down the eastern side of the protected habitat. The charge carries a maximum $5,000 fine and five years in jail. [ [http://www.troutrivernetwork.org/gmc/longtrailnews-bigjay.html| Green Mountain Club, Northern Frontier Section] - accessed 18 August, 2008] Access to the mountain from the saddle is now temporarily closed to skiers and snowboarders. Winter access can be achieved by climbing or skinning up from Route 242. According to a post by the Green Mountain Club's Director of Stewardship/Facilities Manager, "the link trail is not closed to hikers". [ [http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/forums/showpost.php?p=238564&postcount=6| GMC Director post at Viewsfromthetop.com] - accessed 1 September, 2008] However hikers, and skiers, should stay off the scar.See also
*
List of mountains in Vermont
*New England Hundred Highest References
External links
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* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7007 PeakBagger.com: Big Jay]
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