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Whetstone Bluff

Whetstone Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Whetstone Bluff is a cliff in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 601 m. Stratton Mountain stands 1,194 m to the east-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington Recreation Park, a park 4.0 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
601 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.04841, -73.08622

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arlington Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Shaftsbury State Park: 5.3 mi
  • Factory Point Town Green: 9.0 mi
  • Adams Park: 9.1 mi
  • Stratton Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 22
Artworks: 14
Waterfalls: 7
Gardens: 4
  • Yellow Barn Farm: 4.1 mi
  • Manchester Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Meditation Gardens: 10.9 mi
  • Buxton Garden: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Green Mountain Beach: 18.1 mi
  • The Ledges: 18.2 mi
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Whetstone Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stratton MountainENE 72°1,194 m8.6 mi
Equinox MountainNNW 349°1,169 m8.3 mi
Glastenbury MountainS 171°1,139 m4.9 mi
Lookout RockN 351°1,116 m8.5 mi
Mount SnowSE 127°1,092 m10.3 mi
Haystack MountainSE 138°1,044 m12.6 mi
Mother Myrick MountainN 352°1,022 m11.5 mi
Little EquinoxNNW 344°1,009 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1419:5320:36
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2115:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564686659483828
Precip in3.52.83.43.54.14.84.64.33.74.53.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555339

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