Sunset Rock Park
Sunset Rock Park is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Stowe Historical Society Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 12 miles off.
Sunset Rock is a small, scenic park located in the heart of Stowe’s historic village. The best way to visit is on foot by route of the Sunset Trail from Stowe Village. The trail begins at the end of Sunset Street and takes less than an hour to complete ro
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 19 mi
- C Nature area · 24 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 25 mi
- Granite Steps · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stowe Village Green: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Lintilhac Park: 0.3 mi
- Field "G" (the Dog Park): 0.4 mi
- Stowe Community Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.4 mi
- Taber Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cady Hill: 1.2 mi
- Brush Hill: 1.3 mi
- East Shaw Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cady Hill Forest: 0.9 mi
- Adams Camp: 4.2 mi
- Worcester Town Forest: 4.8 mi
- Sterling Forest: 5.3 mi
- Morristown Town Forest: 7.4 mi
- Devil's Dishpan: 7.6 mi
- Birnies Nose: 9.9 mi
- Revolution Wall: 10.2 mi
- Terra Incognita: 10.7 mi
- 82 Crag: 10.8 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 7.9 mi
- Elmore State Park: 8.6 mi
- Halfway House: 9.0 mi
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 13.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 15.8 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 1.6 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 8.3 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 8.4 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 12.2 mi
- Journey's End: 13.1 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 0.3 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 0.4 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 7.7 mi
- Kents Museum: 11.7 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 3.0 mi
- Gorge: 5.4 mi
- Bingham Falls: 5.6 mi
- Olga's Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cadys falls: 8.5 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 12.2 mi
- Beavin & Sons: 16.0 mi
- The Finger: 20.6 mi
- Kettle Pond State Park: 21.9 mi
- Reverence: 22.9 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Martin Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 9.1 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 23.3 mi
- Boulder Beach: 24.3 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Accès rivière: 10.7 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 21.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 19.8 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
- Big Spring: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Sunset Rock Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | NW 309° | 1,340 m | 8.6 mi |
| Lower Lip | NW 307° | 1,256 m | 8.5 mi |
| Adams Apple | NW 311° | 1,256 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Nose | WNW 302° | 1,225 m | 7.9 mi |
| Upper Lip | NW 305° | 1,208 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bear Head | NW 314° | 1,192 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Forehead | WNW 300° | 1,189 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | W 262° | 1,123 m | 8.0 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 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:26 | 16:14 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morrisville 4 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/469499460
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 9 mi
- Jericho · 16 mi
- Richmond · 16 mi
- Chittenden County · 20 mi
- Waitsfield · 20 mi
- Essex · 21 mi
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