Nature reserve · Vermont
Middlesex Wildlife Management Area
Middlesex Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Camels Hump stands 1,243 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is East Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates44.29046, -72.64667
- 1.5 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 28.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 9 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 29 mi
- C Nature area · 29 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- East Hill: 1.5 mi
- Middlesex Notch: 3.7 mi
- Owlshead Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Chases Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Dewey Hill: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Confluence Park: 4.0 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 4.2 mi
- Turntable Park: 4.4 mi
- Wrightsville Beach Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Waterbury Dog Park: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Bog Wall: 10.9 mi
- Immunity Wall: 11.8 mi
- Terra Incognita: 11.8 mi
- Dome Top: 11.8 mi
- Neighborhood Ledge: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Middlesex Notch Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Hubbard Park: 3.6 mi
- Middlesex Town Forest: 3.6 mi
- Blanchard Park: 4.2 mi
- Duxbury Town Forest: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 17
- Hubbard Tower: 3.8 mi
- Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks: 5.1 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 6.3 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 6.3 mi
- Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
- War Memorial: 8.6 mi
- 1918 Spanish Flu Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Monument to Heroic Deeds: 9.7 mi
- Robert Burns Memorial Statue: 9.8 mi
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 10.2 mi
Museums: 12
- Vermont Historical Society Museum and Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Vermont Granite Museum: 8.3 mi
- Kents Museum: 9.6 mi
- Sullivan Museum & History Center: 10.6 mi
- Norwich University Museum: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Moss Glen Falls: 13.3 mi
- Olga's Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bingham Falls: 16.7 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 16.8 mi
- Warren Falls: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Beavin & Sons: 5.1 mi
- Kettle Pond State Park: 16.9 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 20.5 mi
- Whale Dance: 24.1 mi
- Big Frog: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Martin Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 13.8 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 18.3 mi
- Boulder Beach: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Accès rivière: 4.1 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Middlesex Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camels Hump | W 280° | 1,243 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Ethan Allen | W 271° | 1,120 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Putnam | N 3° | 1,110 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Hunger | N 1° | 1,083 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Ira Allen | W 268° | 1,051 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Worcester | NNE 14° | 998 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | N 1° | 984 m | 9.2 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | N 357° | 968 m | 6.8 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 | 19:54 | 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 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montpelier 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1227065599
Day trips start here
- Waitsfield · 11 mi
- Bolton Valley · 14 mi
- Richmond · 19 mi
- Hinesburg · 22 mi
- Jericho · 23 mi
- Chittenden County · 25 mi
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