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Big Jay

Big Jay, seen from above at true elevation

Big Jay rises to 1,115 m in Vermont. Jay Peak stands 1,177 m to the northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Jay, a peak 0.6 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

Big Jay is a 3,786-foot (1,154 m) mountain in the northern Green Mountains of Vermont, located on the border of Franklin and Orleans counties. The summit of Big Jay is the highest point of Franklin County. Big Jay is flanked to the south by Little Jay (3,182 ft or 970 m), and to the northeast by Jay Peak (3,865 ft or 1,178 m), the highest summit of the Jay Peak complex. Jay Peak is named for John Jay (1745–1829) of New York, one of the founding fathers of the United States. Big Jay stands within the watershed of the Trout River, a tributary of the Missisquoi River, which drains into Lake Champlain, thence into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The east and southeast sides of Big Jay drain into Jay Brook, which joins the South Branch Trout River in Montgomery to form the Trout River. The southwest and western sides of Big Jay drain into Hannah Clark Brook, and thence into the Trout. The northern end of Big Jay drains into Black Falls Brook, and thence into the Trout. There is no official hiking trail on Big Jay, although there is a herd path to the summit from Jay Peak. There is also a summit register. In the summer of 2007 two men cut an illegal ski trail several hundred yards down the eastern side of the protected habitat. The offense carries a maximum $5,000 fine and five years in jail. Hikers and skiers have been encouraged to stay away from the scar caused by the vandalism so that the area can recover.

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Wikidata Q4905896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1115 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.91510, -72.54059

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Davis Park: 8.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 12.9 mi
  • Prouty Beach & Campground: 16.4 mi
  • Pomerleau Park: 16.4 mi
  • Gardner Memorial Park: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 12
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Chutes Hunter: 19.1 mi
  • Sloping Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Cadys falls: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Big Jay. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jay PeakNE 49°1,177 m1.0 mi
North Jay PeakN 5°1,048 m3.0 mi
Doll PeakN 0°1,038 m2.2 mi
Belvidere MountainS 183°1,018 m9.8 mi
Cold Hollow MountainSW 220°1,015 m11.4 mi
Little JayS 184°928 m0.6 mi
Haystack MountainS 179°922 m6.2 mi
Gilpin MountainESE 102°919 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:03
June solstice05:0519:5620:41
September equinox06:3818:1118:50
December solstice07:2615:2316:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624375160656356433221

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JAY Peak, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356552567

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