Arms Forest
Arms Forest is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Baldface Mountain stands 673 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 1.6 miles off.
The old forest landscape of the “Arms Grant” rewards visitors with rare natural communities and brims with clues of centuries of land use history. Visitors will find an extensive trail network lined with unusual plants, glimpses of deer and fo
What to expect
- Operated by
- Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 8.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.0 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 25.0 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 1 mi
- Granite Steps · 1 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 3 mi
- C Nature area · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arthur Park: 0.5 mi
- Rock Point: 0.6 mi
- Ethan Allen Park: 0.7 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead: 0.9 mi
- McKenzie Park: 1.2 mi
- North Beach Park: 0.5 mi
- Leddy Park: 0.6 mi
- Kieslich Park: 0.9 mi
- Schifilliti Park: 1.1 mi
- Water Works Park: 1.5 mi
- Malletts Head: 4.9 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 6.3 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 7.6 mi
- Brigham Hill: 7.9 mi
- Brownell Mountain: 8.2 mi
- City Vault: 0.7 mi
- The Black Snake Affair: 0.7 mi
- William Wells: 1.6 mi
- Grave Site: 1.6 mi
- The Battery: 1.6 mi
- Powerline A-Line: 10.4 mi
- The Wall: 10.5 mi
- Main Face: 17.4 mi
- Wild West Wall: 17.4 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 17.4 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 0.7 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 1.8 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 2.5 mi
- Craig's: 3.7 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 4.0 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 1.4 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 1.6 mi
- North Beach: 0.6 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 0.8 mi
- Texaco Beach: 0.8 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 2.9 mi
- Grey Lock: 1.6 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 2.5 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 2.9 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 3.2 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 1.8 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 4.9 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 7.5 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 7.5 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 8.6 mi
- Winooski Falls: 2.8 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 8.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 11.2 mi
- Alice Falls: 11.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 7.3 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 16.9 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 9.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 9.1 mi
- Big Spring: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Arms Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldface Mountain | WSW 251° | 673 m | 15.1 mi |
| McGuire Mountain | WSW 249° | 664 m | 15.6 mi |
| Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain | WSW 244° | 659 m | 15.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | ESE 109° | 503 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bigelow Mountain | WSW 253° | 501 m | 11.9 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ENE 69° | 501 m | 14.0 mi |
| South Hill | E 88° | 490 m | 15.3 mi |
| Texas Hill | SE 138° | 481 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:28 | 16:17 |
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 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/639145556
Day trips start here
- Burlington · 2 mi
- Winooski · 3 mi
- Colchester · 4 mi
- South Burlington · 4 mi
- Essex · 7 mi
- Chittenden County · 8 mi
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