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The Palisades

The Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

The Palisades is a cliff in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 259 m. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Morey Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
259 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.91164, -72.14180

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Orford Community Field: 0.8 mi
  • Chase Beach Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • Elizabeth's Park: 6.7 mi
  • Lyme Common: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Sawyers Ledge: 7.6 mi
  • Lasso Ledge: 8.8 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 9.1 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 9.2 mi
  • Holt's Ledge: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 18
Waterfalls: 17
  • Glen Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Waits River Falls: 5.6 mi
  • The Chutes: 8.7 mi
  • The Chutes: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 11.6 mi
Museums: 17
Beaches: 10
Covered bridges: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smarts MountainSE 137°983 m8.1 mi
Mount CubeESE 107°873 m6.2 mi
Piermont MountainENE 66°823 m8.0 mi
Black HillESE 116°793 m8.0 mi
Lampier HillSE 126°722 m8.7 mi
Smith MountainSE 143°673 m6.8 mi
Mousley MountainSE 142°654 m5.9 mi
Stonehouse MountainSE 140°606 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0719:5120:35
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:2115:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425564696860473625
Precip in2.62.22.72.93.54.14.33.73.44.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/877971865

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