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Ames Hill

Ames Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ames Hill rises to 599 m in Vermont. Mount Norris stands 760 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Miles Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35724127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.70977, -72.30955

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Craftsbury Common Park: 5.3 mi
  • Orcutt Park: 12.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
  • Wolcott Field: 13.8 mi
  • Hyde Park Baseball Fields: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
Covered bridges: 11
Historic sites: 9
Beaches: 7
  • ROL Camp Beach: 9.3 mi
  • North Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 13.6 mi
  • South Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cheever Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Cadys falls: 17.4 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Sloping Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Moss Glen Falls: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Runaway Pond: 7.2 mi
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Bald Hill: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Ames Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NorrisWNW 287°760 m8.9 mi
Hadley MountainWNW 289°752 m10.2 mi
Granby MountainESE 105°725 m10.0 mi
Wheeler MountainE 81°721 m10.9 mi
Moose MountainE 86°719 m11.1 mi
Black HillsSE 136°697 m5.8 mi
Libby HillESE 105°695 m10.3 mi
Norris MountainE 99°692 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:02
June solstice05:0419:5420:39
September equinox06:3718:1018:49
December solstice07:2415:2416:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151827405462666558463322

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden 2 S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356552423

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