Mount Hope (originally
Montaup in
Pokanoket language) is a small hill in
Bristol, Rhode Island overlooking the part of
Narragansett Bay known as
Mount Hope Bay. The 7000 acres that now make up the Town of Bristol in Rhode Island were called the Mt. Hope Lands. The elevation of Mt. Hope summit is 209 feet, and drops sharply to the bay on its eastern side. Mount Hope was the site of a
Wampanoag (Pokanoket) village. It is remembered for its role in
King Philip's War.
[1] Today,
Brown University owns of woodland on Mt. Hope off Tower Street in Bristol. The university's grounds on Mount Hope include
King Philip's Seat (or "chair"), a large quartz rock formation where Wampanoag
sachem King Philip held meetings. The site of King Philip's death in Misery Swamp is nearby.
Mount Hope Farm is also nearby.