Peak · Vermont
Adams Mountain
Adams Mountain rises to 978 m in Vermont. Mount Ellen stands 1,234 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q35723541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 978 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.04367, -72.80900
- 1.1 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 11 mi
- Overlook View · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rice Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Lost Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Old Sixty Hill: 4.2 mi
- Cram Hill: 4.2 mi
- Belcher Hill: 4.8 mi
Parks: 59
- Granville State Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Mad River Green: 9.8 mi
- Lower Parade Ground/WCC Green: 9.9 mi
- Upper Parade Ground: 9.9 mi
- Randolph-Town Recreation Center: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Camels Hump State Forest: 12.1 mi
- Camels Hump State Forest: 13.1 mi
- Williamstown Town Forest: 13.2 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 14.0 mi
- Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 29
- Sunset Ledge: 6.6 mi
- Silent Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Tower 5: 12.1 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 14.5 mi
- The Great Cliff: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 8.5 mi
- Statue of Capt. Alden Partridge: 9.9 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 11.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Bethel Village Historic District: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 24
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Brookfield Floating Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Climate Change Yacht Club: 10.5 mi
- Slaughterhouse Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 11.7 mi
Museums: 15
- Norwich University Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sullivan Museum & History Center: 9.8 mi
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 10.1 mi
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 11.0 mi
- Sheldon Museum: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 15
- Whale Dance: 11.5 mi
- Big Frog: 12.4 mi
- Queen Connie: 18.3 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 18.4 mi
- Around and About: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Moss Glen Falls: 2.7 mi
- Warren Falls: 4.5 mi
- Texas Falls: 8.8 mi
- Bartlett Falls: 13.1 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 13.7 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Warren Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Flint Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Accès rivière: 19.1 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 7.4 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Middlebury Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Robert Frost Wayside: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Adams Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | NW 324° | 1,234 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Abraham | NW 310° | 1,223 m | 8.2 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | NW 314° | 1,212 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cutts Peak | NW 322° | 1,198 m | 9.6 mi |
| Little Abe | NW 313° | 1,189 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,165 m | 7.2 mi |
| Nancy Hanks Peak | NW 316° | 1,158 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 245° | 1,147 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:54 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lincoln, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1460519 — Adams Mountain, Addison County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554907
Day trips start here
- Waitsfield · 10 mi
- Middlebury · 17 mi
- Hinesburg · 24 mi
- Bolton Valley · 26 mi
- Richmond · 27 mi
- Charlotte · 28 mi
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