Nature reserve · Vermont
Colchester Pond Natural Area
Colchester Pond Natural Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Lower Lip stands 1,256 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolcott Family Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winooski Valley Park District
How to reach it
Coordinates44.55167, -73.11978
- 2.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 14.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 18.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 25.3 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 5 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 5 mi
- Granite Steps · 7 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wolcott Family Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Indian Brook Park: 1.4 mi
- Village Park: 1.9 mi
- Sunny Hollow Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Woodside Natural Area: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Brigham Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cobble Hill: 3.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.4 mi
- Malletts Head: 6.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
- Pearl Street Park: 3.5 mi
- Fort Ethan Allen Parade Grounds and Park: 3.6 mi
- Essex Overlook: 3.8 mi
- Myers Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Colonel Donald G. Cook, USMC Memorial Statue: 4.4 mi
- Ethan Allen: 5.7 mi
- The Black Snake Affair: 6.2 mi
- City Vault: 6.8 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 6.8 mi
Museums: 31
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 4.0 mi
- Milton Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 6.2 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 6.3 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Powerline A-Line: 8.1 mi
- The Wall: 8.2 mi
- Birnies Nose: 13.0 mi
- Main Face: 13.7 mi
- Wild West Wall: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- West Street Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 16
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 5.3 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 7.2 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 12.9 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 13.0 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Winooski Falls: 5.3 mi
- Five Chutes: 9.1 mi
- Fairfax Falls: 9.4 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 13.3 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- Catamount Statue: 6.4 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 6.9 mi
- Grey Lock: 6.9 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 7.2 mi
- Reverence: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Thayer Beach: 6.5 mi
- Thayer Beach: 6.9 mi
- Texaco Beach: 7.0 mi
- North Beach: 7.3 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 7.4 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 6.9 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Colchester Pond Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Lip | E 93° | 1,256 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Clark | ESE 110° | 903 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf | ESE 108° | 658 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 111° | 584 m | 10.5 mi |
| Flynn Hill | E 88° | 569 m | 11.2 mi |
| Feigel Hill | ESE 111° | 526 m | 12.9 mi |
| Leach Hill | NE 42° | 510 m | 14.7 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | SE 136° | 503 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:28 | 16:16 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Junction 1 N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/884255827
Day trips start here
- Colchester · 4 mi
- Essex · 4 mi
- Winooski · 5 mi
- South Burlington · 6 mi
- Burlington · 7 mi
- Chittenden County · 7 mi
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