Nature reserve · Vermont
Preston Pond Conservation Area
Preston Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Bolton
How to reach it
Coordinates44.42299, -72.90600
- 12.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 23.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 29.0 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 14 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 14 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 16 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Oxbow Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Stimson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mayers Dome: 2.9 mi
- The Cobble: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Wheeler Field: 1.6 mi
- Bolton Potholes: 3.7 mi
- Willis HIll Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Moore Park: 5.9 mi
- Casey's Hill: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 7.3 mi
- Underhill State Park: 8.1 mi
- Adams Camp: 8.9 mi
- Duxbury Town Forest: 9.1 mi
- Mathieu Town Forest: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Old Round Church: 4.9 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 7.2 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 7.3 mi
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 7.9 mi
- Halfway House: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 0.4 mi
- Wild West Wall: 0.5 mi
- Main Face: 0.6 mi
- Revolution Wall: 3.7 mi
- Birnies Nose: 3.8 mi
Museums: 23
- Birds of Vermont Museum: 7.0 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 7.3 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 11.2 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 11.3 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 20
- Audubon Vermont: 6.9 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 9.5 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 9.5 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 10.3 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 16
- Williston Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Olga's Falls: 3.3 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 4.9 mi
- Bingham Falls: 9.5 mi
- Gorge: 12.2 mi
- Winooski Falls: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Blodgett Beach: 15.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 15.8 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 15.9 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 16.1 mi
- Texaco Beach: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 6.4 mi
- Reverence: 11.8 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 14.7 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.9 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 15.1 mi
Covered bridges: 7
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 10.1 mi
- Accès rivière: 11.8 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 8.5 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 8.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Preston Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | NNE 28° | 1,340 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lower Lip | NNE 29° | 1,256 m | 9.1 mi |
| Adams Apple | NNE 29° | 1,256 m | 9.8 mi |
| Camels Hump | S 172° | 1,243 m | 7.2 mi |
| The Nose | NNE 32° | 1,225 m | 8.4 mi |
| Upper Lip | NNE 30° | 1,208 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bear Head | NNE 28° | 1,192 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Forehead | NNE 33° | 1,189 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1286950340
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 2 mi
- Richmond · 4 mi
- Jericho · 7 mi
- Chittenden County · 9 mi
- Williston · 10 mi
- Essex · 11 mi
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