Nature reserve · Vermont
Rossetti Natural Area
Rossetti Natural Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Baldface Mountain stands 673 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Thayer Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Colchester
How to reach it
Coordinates44.55273, -73.25088
- 4.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 7.7 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.9 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 28.3 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 5 mi
- Granite Steps · 5 mi
- Sand Bar Causeway · 5 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Malletts Head: 1.4 mi
- Fox Hill: 5.8 mi
- Cobble Hill: 6.6 mi
- Brigham Hill: 7.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 8.4 mi
Parks
- Airport Park: 1.5 mi
- Bayside Park: 1.8 mi
- Heineberg Bridge Fishing Wilderness Access: 1.9 mi
- Schifilliti Park: 2.6 mi
- Starr Farm Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Derway Island Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Delta Park: 1.8 mi
- Colchester Bog Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Derway Cove: 1.9 mi
- Macrae Farm Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
- The Black Snake Affair: 3.3 mi
- City Vault: 4.3 mi
- William Wells: 5.2 mi
- Grave Site: 5.2 mi
- The Battery: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 30
- Powerline A-Line: 12.6 mi
- The Wall: 12.7 mi
- Birnies Nose: 19.1 mi
- Main Face: 19.3 mi
- Wild West Wall: 19.3 mi
Museums: 27
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 3.3 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 5.5 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 5.7 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 5.8 mi
- South Hero Bicentennial Museum: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 15
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 12
- Thayer Beach: 0.1 mi
- Thayer Beach: 0.4 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- North Beach: 4.2 mi
- Texaco Beach: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 12
- Grey Lock: 5.1 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 5.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 5.8 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 6.3 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 11
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 5.4 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 7.4 mi
- Ausable Chasm: 10.5 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 11.1 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Winooski Falls: 5.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 10.5 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 10.6 mi
- Alice Falls: 10.8 mi
- Five Chutes: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 9.9 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Rossetti Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldface Mountain | WSW 237° | 673 m | 16.2 mi |
| Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain | SW 231° | 659 m | 16.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | ESE 120° | 503 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bigelow Mountain | SW 236° | 501 m | 12.9 mi |
| Stewart Hill | E 84° | 501 m | 13.7 mi |
| South Hill | ESE 101° | 490 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | E 94° | 478 m | 16.4 mi |
| Georgia Mountain | NE 49° | 438 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:28 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Hero, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Colchester · 3 mi
- Winooski · 5 mi
- Burlington · 6 mi
- South Burlington · 7 mi
- Essex · 8 mi
- Chittenden County · 11 mi
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