Nature reserve · Vermont
Middlesex Town Forest
Middlesex Town Forest is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 458 m. Camels Hump stands 1,243 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Middlesex Notch, a peak 0.3 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates44.33544, -72.68228
- 2.8 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 10 mi
- C Nature area · 26 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 26 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Middlesex Notch: 0.3 mi
- Owlshead Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Chases Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Perry Hill: 1.6 mi
- Densmore Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Waterbury Dog Park: 2.8 mi
- Thatcher Brook Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Hope Davey Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Rusty Parker Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Anderson Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Middlesex Notch Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Middlesex Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Duxbury Town Forest: 4.6 mi
- Hubbard Park: 6.7 mi
- Blanchard Park: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Bog Wall: 8.2 mi
- Terra Incognita: 8.9 mi
- Immunity Wall: 9.0 mi
- Dome Top: 9.0 mi
- Neighborhood Ledge: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 20
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 3.1 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 3.2 mi
- Hubbard Tower: 7.1 mi
- Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks: 7.7 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 8.4 mi
- War Memorial: 12.0 mi
- 1918 Spanish Flu Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Monument to Heroic Deeds: 13.1 mi
- Robert Burns Memorial Statue: 13.2 mi
Museums: 12
- Vermont Historical Society Museum and Pavilion: 7.2 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 8.9 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 9.0 mi
- Kents Museum: 10.0 mi
- Vermont Granite Museum: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Moss Glen Falls: 10.5 mi
- Olga's Falls: 10.7 mi
- Bingham Falls: 13.2 mi
- Gorge: 14.1 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 4
- Beavin & Sons: 8.5 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 17.0 mi
- Kettle Pond State Park: 18.9 mi
- Reverence: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Accès rivière: 2.5 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Martin Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 15.2 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 16.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Middlesex Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camels Hump | W 264° | 1,243 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | NW 315° | 1,123 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Ethan Allen | WSW 254° | 1,120 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Putnam | NNE 21° | 1,110 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNE 24° | 1,083 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Ira Allen | WSW 251° | 1,051 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ricker Mountain | NW 309° | 1,035 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Worcester | NNE 31° | 998 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester 2 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1229568591
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 10 mi
- Waitsfield · 12 mi
- Richmond · 16 mi
- Jericho · 19 mi
- Hinesburg · 20 mi
- Chittenden County · 22 mi
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