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Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area

Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingsley Covered Bridge, a covered bridge 0.9 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.51849, -72.92438

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 24
  • Paul P Harris: 4.1 mi
  • Old Stone Shop: 4.4 mi
  • Wilson Castle: 8.4 mi
  • Edward Hastings Ripley: 9.1 mi
  • Doug Casella: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 13
  • Lower Tier: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Tier: 11.1 mi
  • Deer Leap: 11.1 mi
  • Top Rock: 11.1 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Mead's Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Irene Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 11.4 mi
Covered bridges: 8
Attractions: 8
  • Pine Hill Park: 8.1 mi
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 9.8 mi
  • Ballard Farm: 12.6 mi
  • Taylor Farm: 20.1 mi
  • Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 6.6 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 6.7 mi
  • Oculus: 7.5 mi
  • Mandala II: 14.2 mi
  • Chiseled Slate monoliths: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakNE 41°1,293 m7.9 mi
Pico PeakNNE 28°1,206 m9.4 mi
Little KillingtonNE 44°1,194 m7.1 mi
Mendon PeakNE 36°1,170 m6.6 mi
Skye PeakNE 45°1,158 m8.7 mi
Shrewsbury PeakNE 55°1,122 m7.2 mi
Ramshead PeakNE 35°1,100 m9.0 mi
Snowdon PeakNE 38°1,095 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5320:37
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1228738243

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