Cliff · Vermont
The Great Ledge
The Great Ledge is a cliff in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 174 m. Bird Mountain stands 668 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 174 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.65562, -73.28872
- 4.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 10.1 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kane's Falls · 19 mi
- Overlook View · 25 mi
- Flag View · 26 mi
- Summit View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Hamilton: 1.6 mi
- Coons Den: 1.6 mi
- Cobble Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Forbes Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Marsh Pond Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Village Green: 4.4 mi
- Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 6.4 mi
- Ward Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- East Bay Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 8.4 mi
- future preserve: 9.4 mi
- Leeming Jelliffe Preserve: 10.2 mi
- VT State Land: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 29
- The Great Ledge: 0.3 mi
- The Great Ledge: 0.4 mi
- Wallace Ledge: 5.7 mi
- Arnolds Ledge: 7.0 mi
- Barber Ledge: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 2.9 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 8.0 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 8.9 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 11.7 mi
- Wilson Castle: 13.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Benson Museum: 3.8 mi
- Skenesborough Museum: 9.1 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 12.2 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 12.7 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Mandala II: 6.3 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 9.9 mi
- Oculus: 15.2 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 15.8 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Picnic Island: 13.2 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
- West Dollar Island: 15.1 mi
- Commission Point Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 8
- Japanese Garden: 7.6 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.7 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.8 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Uncas Falls: 11.6 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Mead's Falls: 14.3 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 14.9 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Pine Hill Park: 14.5 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 14.9 mi
- Ballard Farm: 16.1 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 19.6 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Hague Town Beach: 12.1 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 12.6 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Vermont Welcome Center: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of The Great Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Mountain | ESE 119° | 668 m | 9.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 273° | 604 m | 9.4 mi |
| Biddie Knob | ENE 66° | 601 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 255° | 596 m | 10.8 mi |
| Berry Hill | WSW 249° | 516 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 261° | 500 m | 9.8 mi |
| Grandpa Knob | E 89° | 493 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Knob | WSW 253° | 465 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356554641
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 14 mi
- Crown Point · 22 mi
- Middlebury · 25 mi
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