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Blue Ridge Mountain

Blue Ridge Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Ridge Mountain rises to 990 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward Hastings Ripley, a historic site 2.3 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q35728388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
990 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.67812, -72.90205

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rutland City Forest: 2.4 mi
  • Northwood Park: 3.2 mi
  • Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 3.8 mi
  • Rutland Area Robotics: 4.9 mi
  • Rotary Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
Nature reserves: 19
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 6.0 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 6.5 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 6.5 mi
  • Proctor Town Forest: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Lower Tier: 3.6 mi
  • Upper Tier: 3.6 mi
  • Top Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Deer Leap: 3.6 mi
  • The Great Cliff: 11.9 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Irene Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Falls of Lana: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Oculus: 6.1 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 6.3 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Mandala II: 14.7 mi
  • Queen Connie: 17.4 mi
Covered bridges: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 20.0 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White River Swimming Spot: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Blue Ridge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakSE 141°1,293 m6.5 mi
Pico PeakSE 129°1,206 m4.2 mi
Little KillingtonSSE 147°1,194 m7.1 mi
Mendon PeakSSE 154°1,170 m6.4 mi
Skye PeakSE 134°1,158 m7.0 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSE 145°1,122 m8.4 mi
Ramshead PeakSE 132°1,100 m5.4 mi
Snowdon PeakSE 136°1,095 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5420:38
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2315:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554941

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