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Burnham Mountain

Burnham Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnham Mountain rises to 492 m in Vermont. Signal Mountain stands 1,013 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountains, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q35730598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
492 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.17428, -72.19107

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Attractions: 20
  • Bath-Haverhill Covered Bridge: 7.8 mi
  • Bedell Bridge: 10.6 mi
  • Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • Rock of ages Quarry: 14.9 mi
  • A.M. Foster Bridge: 17.6 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 16
Waterfalls: 14
  • Waits River Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Ogontz Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Glen Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Cheever Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Kinsman Flume: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Sawyers Ledge: 11.6 mi
  • Marshfield Ledges: 12.2 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 14.5 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 14.5 mi
  • Lasso Ledge: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 10.1 mi
  • Beavin & Sons: 19.1 mi
  • Vermontasaurus: 20.1 mi
  • Sunflowers: 22.5 mi
  • Tree Harp: 22.5 mi
Covered bridges: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 12.0 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lac Littleton: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Burnham Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainWNW 288°1,013 m7.0 mi
Butterfield MountainW 275°952 m7.5 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 286°945 m7.6 mi
Knox MountainW 266°934 m8.2 mi
Spruce MountainWNW 297°902 m9.1 mi
Little Spruce MountainNW 315°758 m7.8 mi
Blue MountainNNE 32°720 m5.0 mi
Fuller HillW 273°709 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0619:5220:37
September equinox06:3718:1018:48
December solstice07:2215:2616:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626395261676557443321
Precip in2.72.42.63.23.64.64.73.43.54.32.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1456668 — Burnham Mountain, Orange County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356552706

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