Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a park in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 376 m. Ludlow Mountain stands 1,012 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawks Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 376 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 13 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- Mt Tom · 17 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawks Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Eagleshead: 1.6 mi
- Old Shincracker: 2.3 mi
- Widow Hill: 2.8 mi
- Tolles Hill: 2.9 mi
- Lord State Forest: 2.6 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 10.1 mi
- Spaulding Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 11.7 mi
- North Springfield Lake Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Springfield Nature Area: 4.0 mi
- The Village Green: 4.1 mi
- Weathersfield Center Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Little Ascutney State Wildlife Manage Area: 4.7 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 3.9 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 10.8 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 10.9 mi
- The Fort at No 4: 10.9 mi
- The Gage Accident: 2.5 mi
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 3.0 mi
- Indian Stones: 4.5 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 6.9 mi
- Black River Academy Museum: 7.1 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.4 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 7.9 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 9.2 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 9.3 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 9.4 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Corona Beach: 19.0 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 21.5 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 23.9 mi
- Dewey Beach: 23.9 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 8.1 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 16.5 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 16.6 mi
- TimberQuest: 16.6 mi
- Taylor Farm: 17.2 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 13.7 mi
- Table Rock: 18.3 mi
- Lower Tier: 23.9 mi
- Deer Leap: 23.9 mi
- Upper Tier: 23.9 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 6.9 mi
- Art Gallery: 16.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 19.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 24.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.7 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 6.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Mountain | W 279° | 1,012 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mt Ascutney | NE 51° | 954 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ascutney North | NE 51° | 944 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ascutney South | NE 55° | 880 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 338° | 755 m | 9.1 mi |
| Steadman Hill | SW 227° | 705 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Alps | NNW 328° | 672 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 256° | 664 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 2 mi away.
- red trillium10 obs
- Two-leaved Toothwort8 obs
- bloodroot7 obs
- Arched Hooktip Moth7 obs
- yellow trout lily6 obs
- northern maidenhair fern6 obs
- Blinded Sphinx6 obs
- Double-banded Grass-veneer6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356558240
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