Peak · Vermont
Bear Head
Bear Head rises to 1,192 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the south-southwest, 0.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Apple, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35726501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1192 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.55227, -72.80846
- 17.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 18.4 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 19 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 19 mi
- Granite Steps · 21 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Adams Apple: 0.4 mi
- Mount Mansfield: 0.6 mi
- Lower Lip: 1.0 mi
- Spruce Peak: 1.3 mi
- Upper Lip: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Casey's Hill: 4.6 mi
- Moore Park: 5.4 mi
- Thompson Park: 6.4 mi
- Chase Park: 6.9 mi
- Veterans' Park: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Underhill State Park: 2.2 mi
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 4.1 mi
- Sterling Forest: 4.5 mi
- Adams Camp: 4.8 mi
- Morristown Town Forest: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 1.3 mi
- Halfway House: 2.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 7.2 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 9.9 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Devil's Dishpan: 3.3 mi
- Birnies Nose: 6.4 mi
- Main Face: 9.5 mi
- Wild West Wall: 9.6 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 9.7 mi
Museums: 19
- Cambridge Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 8.5 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 10.0 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 17
- Poland Covered Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 7.4 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 7.8 mi
- Journey's End: 9.3 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 15
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Bingham Falls: 3.2 mi
- Gorge: 4.5 mi
- Olga's Falls: 8.0 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 8.1 mi
- Sloping Falls: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 12
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 5.9 mi
- The Finger: 11.9 mi
- Reverence: 18.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 19.9 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 10
- Lake Elmore Beach: 13.8 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 21.1 mi
- Texaco Beach: 21.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 21.4 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 21.5 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 10.9 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 16.2 mi
- Accès rivière: 17.0 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.5 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 15.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 0.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Bear Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | SSW 207° | 1,340 m | 0.6 mi |
| Adams Apple | SSW 193° | 1,256 m | 0.4 mi |
| Lower Lip | SSW 203° | 1,256 m | 1.0 mi |
| The Nose | S 190° | 1,225 m | 1.8 mi |
| Upper Lip | SSW 199° | 1,208 m | 1.3 mi |
| The Forehead | SSW 192° | 1,189 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,123 m | 7.3 mi |
| Madonna Peak | ENE 76° | 1,107 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:26 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1456313 — Bear Head, Lamoille County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356552510
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 10 mi
- Jericho · 10 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Richmond · 14 mi
- Chittenden County · 16 mi
- Williston · 16 mi
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