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Birnies Nose

Birnies Nose, seen from above at true elevation

Birnies Nose is a cliff in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 403 m. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Feigel Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.47366, -72.87873

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Wheeler Field: 2.2 mi
  • Moore Park: 2.6 mi
  • Casey's Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 4.8 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 28
  • Main Face: 3.2 mi
  • Wild West Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 3.3 mi
  • Devil's Dishpan: 3.6 mi
  • Revolution Wall: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 20
Attractions: 19
  • Stowe Bowl: 8.4 mi
  • Audubon Vermont: 10.5 mi
  • Flavor Graveyard: 10.8 mi
  • Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 10.8 mi
  • Poland Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Waterfalls: 12
  • Olga's Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Bingham Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Huntington Gorge: 8.5 mi
  • Gorge: 9.1 mi
  • Moss Glen Falls: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Blodgett Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Lakeside Beach Access: 17.0 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 17.3 mi
  • Texaco Beach: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 11
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 6.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Birnies Nose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MansfieldNNE 33°1,340 m5.8 mi
Lower LipNE 34°1,256 m5.4 mi
Adams AppleNE 34°1,256 m6.1 mi
The NoseNE 41°1,225 m4.8 mi
Upper LipNE 36°1,208 m5.2 mi
Bear HeadNNE 32°1,192 m6.4 mi
The ForeheadNE 42°1,189 m4.4 mi
Bolton MountainSE 131°1,123 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:0819:5620:40
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2615:2716:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523354958626154413020
Precip in5.65.35.96.36.97.97.36.97.37.66.77.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356552574

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