Carleton's Raid Monument
Carleton's Raid Monument is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Mount Moosalamoo stands 789 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
marble monument commemorating the events of Carleton's Raid
Dates from 1856.
Wikidata Q95685823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1856
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.8 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 18.5 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 21.0 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 12 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 21 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 24 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snake Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Chipman Hill: 4.8 mi
- Saint George Hill: 5.4 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 5.9 mi
- Weybridge Cave State Park: 1.9 mi
- Lazarus Park: 5.0 mi
- Middlebury Town Green: 5.0 mi
- Cannon Park: 5.0 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Cole Island: 10.4 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 10.5 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 11.9 mi
- Red Rock Pond: 1.9 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.5 mi
- The Ledge: 4.7 mi
- Marble Ledge: 5.3 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions: 5.1 mi
- Middlebury to Her Soldiers: 5.1 mi
- Court Square: 5.1 mi
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 5.5 mi
- Sheldon Museum: 5.0 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 5.2 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 9.1 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 9.5 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 2.6 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.5 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 5.0 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 8.1 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 8.1 mi
- Smog: 4.7 mi
- Youbie Obie: 4.7 mi
- Bench and Table: 4.8 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 4.8 mi
- King Kong: 4.8 mi
- Nature preserve: 6.1 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 8.6 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 13.6 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 17.4 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 10.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.8 mi
- Westport Beach: 12.6 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 20.5 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 20.7 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 10.4 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.8 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 10.8 mi
- Footbridge Park: 20.6 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.8 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 23.0 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 13.8 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
- Lucky Seven: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Carleton's Raid Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moosalamoo | SE 134° | 789 m | 13.3 mi |
| Robert Frost Mountain | ESE 107° | 735 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cobb Hill | E 99° | 701 m | 12.9 mi |
| South Mountain | ENE 75° | 688 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 283° | 624 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | ENE 64° | 610 m | 13.5 mi |
| Deer Leap Mountain | ENE 60° | 561 m | 10.4 mi |
| Moore Mountain | WNW 291° | 551 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7428158088
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 6 mi
- Crown Point · 12 mi
- Westport · 13 mi
- Charlotte · 17 mi
- Essex · 18 mi
- Elizabethtown · 20 mi
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