Peak · Vermont
Alder Hill
Alder Hill rises to 460 m in Vermont. Mount Ellen stands 1,234 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Abraham, a peak 2.3 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35723898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 460 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.11561, -72.98123
- 6.0 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 22.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 25.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 11 mi
- limited view southeast · 25 mi
- Overlook View · 26 mi
- C Nature area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Abraham: 2.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.4 mi
- Little Abe: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Peak: 2.8 mi
- Nancy Hanks Peak: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Eagle Park: 2.7 mi
- Lord's Prayer Rock: 4.4 mi
- Winona Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Sycamore Park: 5.7 mi
- Mad River Green: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 37
- Sunset Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 4.6 mi
- Tower 5: 6.5 mi
- Marble Ledge: 9.0 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Camels Hump State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 6.3 mi
- Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area: 8.5 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 8.9 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 10.5 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Court Square: 11.6 mi
- Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 21
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 11.0 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Audubon Vermont: 16.0 mi
- Slaughterhouse Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
Museums: 18
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 9.4 mi
- Sheldon Museum: 11.8 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 12.3 mi
- Robeby Museum: 14.7 mi
- Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 17
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 12.1 mi
- King Kong: 12.1 mi
- Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI: 12.1 mi
- Youbie Obie: 12.1 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Bartlett Falls: 3.3 mi
- Warren Falls: 6.0 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 7.7 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 7.7 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Accès rivière: 18.7 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 23.8 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 24.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Warren Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 7.3 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 22.1 mi
- Westport Beach: 22.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 23.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Middlebury Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 24.3 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Robert Frost Wayside: 11.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 8.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Alder Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | NE 40° | 1,234 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Abraham | E 82° | 1,223 m | 2.3 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | ENE 73° | 1,212 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cutts Peak | NE 45° | 1,198 m | 3.7 mi |
| Little Abe | ENE 75° | 1,189 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,165 m | 8.1 mi |
| Nancy Hanks Peak | ENE 65° | 1,158 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Wilson | SSE 160° | 1,147 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 | 05:09 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:29 | 16:17 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356554909
Day trips start here
- Waitsfield · 9 mi
- Middlebury · 11 mi
- Hinesburg · 16 mi
- Charlotte · 19 mi
- Richmond · 20 mi
- Bolton Valley · 22 mi
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