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Baker Peak

Baker Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Peak rises to 872 m in Vermont. Dorset Mountain stands 1,149 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is South Buckball Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q35724803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
872 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.32897, -72.96009

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 19
  • Old Stone Shop: 9.7 mi
  • Paul P Harris: 10.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • The Revolutionary War: 12.8 mi
  • A.W.Gray & Sons: 13.2 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • McGinn Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Natural Bridge Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Art Gallery: 10.1 mi
  • Bear: 15.1 mi
  • Stratton Bear: 16.3 mi
  • Chiseled Slate monoliths: 19.0 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 19.2 mi
Covered bridges: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Baker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorset MountainWSW 248°1,149 m3.7 mi
Dorset Mountain, South PeakWSW 247°1,134 m4.1 mi
Peru PeakSSE 155°1,041 m2.6 mi
Styles PeakSSE 164°1,028 m4.0 mi
Mother Myrick MountainSW 225°1,022 m11.2 mi
Bromley MountainS 172°1,000 m7.1 mi
Mount AeolusSSW 213°978 m7.3 mi
South MountainENE 71°968 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1219:5320:36
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2215:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128405361666457463424
Precip in3.93.44.14.04.15.04.54.64.05.23.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1460543 — Baker Peak, Rutland County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356554917

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