The Ox Bow
The Ox Bow is a cliff in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 649 m. Dorset Mountain stands 1,149 m to the east-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodlawn Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 649 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.6 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kane's Falls · 21 mi
- Eagle Point · 29 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodlawn Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Parris Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Hoag: 2.5 mi
- Walnut Hill: 2.6 mi
- The Scallop: 2.6 mi
- Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Emerald Lake State Park: 6.4 mi
- Wells Lakeside Park: 8.2 mi
- Rupert Town Green: 8.4 mi
- Veteran's Park: 9.2 mi
- A.W.Gray & Sons: 9.7 mi
- Old Stone Shop: 10.7 mi
- Paul P Harris: 11.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Mr. Barbo Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Dorset Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Slate Valley Museum: 9.1 mi
- Pember Library and Museum: 9.1 mi
- The American Museum of Fly Fishing: 12.2 mi
- Visitors Center Hildene: 14.0 mi
- TNC (Future): 4.9 mi
- Friends of Haystack: 5.0 mi
- Merck Forest: 6.9 mi
- Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 11.2 mi
- Bobby Comfort Town Forest: 13.4 mi
- Natural Bridge Falls: 5.6 mi
- McGinn Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lye Brook Falls: 15.0 mi
- Mead's Falls: 18.6 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 19.9 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 13.8 mi
- Art Gallery: 16.5 mi
- For Euler: 16.7 mi
- Mandala II: 18.7 mi
- Bear: 18.7 mi
- Ballard Farm: 7.4 mi
- Taylor Farm: 15.4 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 16.8 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 19.3 mi
- TimberQuest: 19.4 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 18.6 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Wallace Ledge: 23.1 mi
- The Great Ledge: 23.5 mi
- The Great Ledge: 23.7 mi
- The Great Ledge: 23.9 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 12.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of The Ox Bow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,149 m | 4.4 mi |
| Dorset Mountain, South Peak | SE 127° | 1,134 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Aeolus | SSE 155° | 978 m | 7.8 mi |
| Woodlawn Mountain | SE 141° | 945 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Tabor | ESE 121° | 933 m | 8.1 mi |
| Netop Mountain | SE 144° | 875 m | 6.1 mi |
| Buckball Peak | E 90° | 874 m | 8.1 mi |
| Baker Peak | E 97° | 872 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555315
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 30 mi
- Lake George · 30 mi
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