- Elevation, modelled
- 150 m
- Tallest summit within 10.7 miles
- Camels Hump1,243 m · 3.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mad River Byway8.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 44.3708, -72.8584
Railroad Yard is a cliff in Vermont, at a modelled 150 m. Camels Hump stands 1,243 m to the south-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Ledge, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Mad River Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Railroad Yard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camels Hump | SSW 201° | 1,243 m | 3.8 mi |
| The Forehead | N 11° | 1,189 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | N 10° | 1,123 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Ethan Allen | SSW 193° | 1,120 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Hunger | E 81° | 1,083 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Ira Allen | SSW 195° | 1,051 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ricker Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,035 m | 3.7 mi |
| Dewey Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,013 m | 8.7 mi |
- 8.5 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 24.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks PassageNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- C Nature area · 18 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 18 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bolton Potholes: 0.9 mi
- Anderson Park: 5.3 mi
- Wheeler Field: 5.5 mi
- Rusty Parker Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Thatcher Brook Waterfall: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Stimson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bone Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Woodward Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Robbins Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Ricker Mountain: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Preston Pond Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Duxbury Town Forest: 4.9 mi
- Middlesex Notch Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Middlesex Town Forest: 9.0 mi
- Adams Camp: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 33
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 3.8 mi
- Old Round Church: 7.2 mi
- Halfway House: 11.1 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 11.5 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 30
- Railroad Ledge: 0.0 mi
- Bat Wall: 0.0 mi
- Cloud Nine: 0.0 mi
- Main Wall: 0.0 mi
- West Side: 0.0 mi
Attractions: 21
- Flavor Graveyard: 5.9 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 6.0 mi
- Audubon Vermont: 7.0 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 10.2 mi
- Hubbard Tower: 15.7 mi
Museums: 21
- Birds of Vermont Museum: 7.4 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 10.7 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 10.7 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 11.6 mi
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 16
- Williston Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Olga's Falls: 4.8 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 5.4 mi
- Bingham Falls: 11.1 mi
- Gorge: 13.5 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 12
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 15.4 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 19.0 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 19.0 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 19.0 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 10.4 mi
- Reverence: 15.0 mi
- Beavin & Sons: 16.9 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 17.9 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 18.1 mi
Covered bridges: 7
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Martin Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Accès rivière: 7.8 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 13.5 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 11.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 11.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 12.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 11 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 3 mi
- Richmond · 7 mi
- Jericho · 11 mi
- Hinesburg · 12 mi
- Chittenden County · 13 mi
- Waitsfield · 13 mi
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