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Ely Mountain Conservation Area

Ely Mountain Conservation Area from directly overhead

Ely Mountain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 321 m. Hawkins Mountain stands 712 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ely Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Valley Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.87946, -72.21209

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Thetford Park: 3.7 mi
  • Orford Community Field: 3.9 mi
  • Thetford Hill Common: 4.3 mi
  • Chase Beach Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 46
  • The Palisades: 4.1 mi
  • Lasso Ledge: 7.8 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 8.1 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 8.2 mi
  • Holt's Ledge: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 30
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 19
Museums: 17
Waterfalls: 15
  • Glen Falls: 3.8 mi
  • The Chutes: 4.9 mi
  • The Chutes: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Lower Old City Falls: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 14
Covered bridges: 11
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 15.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Ely Mountain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hawkins MountainWNW 301°712 m8.7 mi
Patterson MountainNW 304°696 m7.6 mi
Smith MountainESE 113°673 m8.2 mi
Mousley MountainESE 108°654 m7.5 mi
Holts LedgeSE 145°643 m9.0 mi
Gilman HillWNW 292°614 m6.7 mi
Stonehouse MountainESE 103°606 m6.8 mi
Moody MountainESE 112°600 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0719:5120:36
September equinox06:3718:1018:48
December solstice07:2115:2716:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425564696860473625
Precip in2.62.22.72.93.54.14.33.73.44.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/968894396

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