Giffords Woods State Park
Giffords Woods State Park is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Thundering Brook Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- On the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 0.4 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 6 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 13 mi
- Mt Tom · 14 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Leap Rock: 1.4 mi
- Deer Leap Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Round Pinnacle: 1.5 mi
- West Hill: 1.7 mi
- Taylors Pinnacle: 2.0 mi
- Valley Park: 1.9 mi
- Rutland City Forest: 6.5 mi
- Northwood Park: 7.4 mi
- Common: 8.2 mi
- Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 8.2 mi
- Edward Hastings Ripley: 6.2 mi
- Doug Casella: 6.2 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 7.9 mi
- Honor Roll: 8.2 mi
- Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 10.7 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 8.4 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 8.7 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 8.8 mi
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 9.5 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 3.4 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 10.4 mi
- Traditional School Site: 18.9 mi
- No. 13 School House: 19.3 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 19.4 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 7.6 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 10.6 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 11.4 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 11.7 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 14.8 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 1.2 mi
- Irene Falls: 4.1 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Mead's Falls: 11.3 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 16.9 mi
- Deer Leap: 1.4 mi
- Top Rock: 1.4 mi
- Upper Tier: 1.4 mi
- Lower Tier: 1.4 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 10.2 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 9.7 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 9.8 mi
- Oculus: 9.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Mandala II: 19.1 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.7 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 19.5 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 22.0 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 17.7 mi
- Lucky Seven: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Giffords Woods State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killington Peak | S 187° | 1,293 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pico Peak | SSW 210° | 1,206 m | 2.8 mi |
| Little Killington | S 188° | 1,194 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mendon Peak | SSW 199° | 1,170 m | 5.8 mi |
| Skye Peak | S 175° | 1,158 m | 4.6 mi |
| Shrewsbury Peak | S 179° | 1,122 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ramshead Peak | SSW 192° | 1,100 m | 3.4 mi |
| Snowdon Peak | S 188° | 1,095 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 9 mi away.
- hobblebush118 obs
- Canada Goose111 obs
- Common Loon104 obs
- Mallard71 obs
- red trillium65 obs
- Ghost Pipe56 obs
- green false hellebore54 obs
- common jewelweed50 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1069093177
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 15 mi
- Quechee · 19 mi
- Brownsville · 22 mi
- White River Junction · 25 mi
- Windsor · 25 mi
- Cornish · 26 mi
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