Big Jay
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
- 7.8 mi off the Chemin des Cantons, National
- 13.8 mi off the Route des Vins, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vue · 9 mi
- Pv sans nom 3 · 9 mi
- Pv sans nom 1 · 9 mi
- Pv sans nom 2 · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Jay: 0.6 mi
- Jay Peak: 1.0 mi
- Doll Peak: 2.2 mi
- Gilpin Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Gilpin Mountain South Peak: 2.4 mi
- 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
- Big Falls State Park: 8.5 mi
- Coventry Town Forest: 12.3 mi
- Black River Streambank: 13.9 mi
- Wild Branch Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Derby Center Village Forest: 19.3 mi
- Missisquoi Valley Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 14.1 mi
- Old Stone House Museum: 19.1 mi
- Craftsbury Historical Socity: 19.6 mi
- Sheldon Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Fuller Covered Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Comstock Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Longley Covered Bridge: 5.7 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Hopkins Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Hutchins Covered Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Missisquoi River Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Start-End Trail: 7.2 mi
- Pont Couvert Province-Hill: 10.6 mi
- Journey's End: 19.4 mi
- Long Trail Terminus: 7.0 mi
- Burned Down Cabin: 12.0 mi
- Historic Marker: Birthplace of Larry Gardner: 13.0 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 14.0 mi
- Bataille d'Eccles Hill: 19.2 mi
- Chutes Hunter: 19.1 mi
- Sloping Falls: 21.1 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 21.3 mi
- Cadys falls: 23.6 mi
- ROL Camp Beach: 13.9 mi
- Balm of Gilead Beach: 21.5 mi
- North Beach: 24.8 mi
- Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 18.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Peak | NE 49° | 1,177 m | 1.0 mi |
| North Jay Peak | N 5° | 1,048 m | 3.0 mi |
| Doll Peak | N 0° | 1,038 m | 2.2 mi |
| Belvidere Mountain | S 183° | 1,018 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cold Hollow Mountain | SW 220° | 1,015 m | 11.4 mi |
| Little Jay | S 184° | 928 m | 0.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | S 179° | 922 m | 6.2 mi |
| Gilpin Mountain | ESE 102° | 919 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:23 | 16:12 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JAY Peak, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356552567
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