Bolton Mountain
Bolton Mountain rises to 1,123 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Olga's Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Bolton Mountain is a mountain located in Chittenden County, Vermont. Bolton is flanked to the north by Mount Mayo. Bolton Mountain stands within the watershed of Lake Champlain, which drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The northeast slopes of Bolton Mountain drain into Miller Brook, thence into the Little River, the Winooski River, and into Lake Champlain. The southeast slopes of Bolton Mountain drain into Cotton Brook, thence into the Little River. The south end of Bolton drains into Joiner Brook, thence into the Winooski River. The west slopes of Bolton drain into Mill Brook, thence into the Winooski River. The northwest slopes of Bolton drain into Lee River, thence into Browns River, the Lamoille River, and into Lake Champlain. The Long Trail, a 272-mile (438-km) hiking trail running the length of Vermont, crosses the summit of Bolton Mountain.
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Wikidata Q4940205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1123 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 26.7 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 17 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 17 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 17 mi
- Granite Steps · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Mayo: 0.9 mi
- Mount Clark: 2.0 mi
- Ricker Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 2.5 mi
- Oxbow Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wheeler Field: 2.9 mi
- Moore Park: 5.0 mi
- Casey's Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bolton Potholes: 5.5 mi
- Moscow Field: 5.8 mi
- Preston Pond Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Adams Camp: 5.2 mi
- Underhill State Park: 5.6 mi
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 5.9 mi
- Cady Hill Forest: 7.1 mi
- Halfway House: 5.7 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 7.6 mi
- Old Round Church: 8.6 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 8.7 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 8.7 mi
- Birnies Nose: 2.6 mi
- Main Face: 3.2 mi
- Wild West Wall: 3.3 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 3.3 mi
- Devil's Dishpan: 4.0 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 6.6 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 8.3 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 8.3 mi
- Audubon Vermont: 10.5 mi
- Poland Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 7.6 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 8.8 mi
- Birds of Vermont Museum: 10.7 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 13.7 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Olga's Falls: 0.7 mi
- Bingham Falls: 5.9 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 8.4 mi
- Gorge: 8.6 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 10.8 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 16.6 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 18.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 18.9 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 19.0 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 19.2 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 6.0 mi
- Reverence: 15.0 mi
- The Finger: 15.9 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 17.7 mi
- Catamount Statue: 17.8 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Accès rivière: 11.0 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 13.2 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 11.8 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
- Big Spring: 7.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Bolton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | N 11° | 1,340 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lower Lip | N 10° | 1,256 m | 6.3 mi |
| Adams Apple | NNE 12° | 1,256 m | 6.9 mi |
| Camels Hump | SSW 194° | 1,243 m | 9.3 mi |
| The Nose | NNE 13° | 1,225 m | 5.5 mi |
| Upper Lip | N 11° | 1,208 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bear Head | NNE 12° | 1,192 m | 7.3 mi |
| The Forehead | NNE 12° | 1,189 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:27 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356552622
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 2 mi
- Richmond · 8 mi
- Jericho · 9 mi
- Chittenden County · 12 mi
- Essex · 13 mi
- Williston · 13 mi
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