Nature reserve · Vermont
Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area
Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 688 m. Camels Hump stands 1,243 m to the north-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Beane Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates44.23362, -72.92971
- 1.6 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 21.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 7 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 17 mi
- C Nature area · 21 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beane Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Molly Stark Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Baby Stark Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 1.9 mi
- Burnt Rock Mountain: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Mad River Green: 5.7 mi
- Willowell Foundation: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Park: 9.2 mi
- Lord's Prayer Rock: 10.0 mi
- Winona Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- Camels Hump State Forest: 2.4 mi
- Camels Hump State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 5.7 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 5.8 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 39
- Tower 5: 2.4 mi
- Thieves' Wall: 9.1 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Bog Wall: 9.6 mi
- Sunset Ledge: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 6.9 mi
- Old Round Church: 11.9 mi
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 14.0 mi
- Statue of Capt. Alden Partridge: 14.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 23
- Audubon Vermont: 8.5 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 12.4 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 12.5 mi
- Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
Museums: 22
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 6.1 mi
- Birds of Vermont Museum: 9.0 mi
- Sullivan Museum & History Center: 14.9 mi
- Norwich University Museum: 14.9 mi
- Robeby Museum: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 21
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 17.5 mi
- Reverence: 18.1 mi
- Beavin & Sons: 18.2 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 19.5 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Bartlett Falls: 9.4 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 9.5 mi
- Warren Falls: 10.1 mi
- Olga's Falls: 14.8 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 15
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 18.8 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 7.3 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 18.9 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 21.2 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 21.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Accès rivière: 11.6 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 17.4 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 15.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.8 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 19.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Lucky Seven: 16.7 mi
- Big Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camels Hump | NNE 20° | 1,243 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Ellen | S 180° | 1,234 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Abraham | S 182° | 1,223 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | S 179° | 1,212 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cutts Peak | S 179° | 1,198 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Abe | S 180° | 1,189 m | 7.5 mi |
| Nancy Hanks Peak | S 180° | 1,158 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Ethan Allen | NNE 28° | 1,120 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waitsfield 2 SE, 8 mi away.
- Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle56 obs
- Saffron-winged Meadowhawk54 obs
- Black-tipped Darner48 obs
- painted trillium38 obs
- Lake Darner38 obs
- Variable Darner34 obs
- Shadow Darner24 obs
- red trillium22 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/953230496
Day trips start here
- Waitsfield · 6 mi
- Hinesburg · 11 mi
- Richmond · 12 mi
- Bolton Valley · 13 mi
- Charlotte · 16 mi
- Chittenden County · 17 mi
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