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Butternut Mountain

Butternut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Butternut Mountain rises to 660 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowen Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35730960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
660 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.68949, -72.65262

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • College Garden and Playground: 3.1 mi
  • Sculpture Park: 3.3 mi
  • Mineart Athletics Fields: 3.4 mi
  • Alumni Rugby Field: 3.4 mi
  • Buddhist Peace Garden: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 24
  • Devil's Dishpan: 15.2 mi
  • Birnies Nose: 18.6 mi
  • Main Face: 21.6 mi
  • Wild West Wall: 21.7 mi
  • Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 15
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Sloping Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cadys falls: 8.0 mi
  • Gorge: 11.0 mi
  • Bingham Falls: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 11.9 mi
  • ROL Camp Beach: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 17.7 mi
  • The Finger: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Runaway Pond: 22.0 mi
  • Shady Rill Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 12.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Butternut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MansfieldSW 218°1,340 m12.8 mi
Adams AppleSW 218°1,256 m12.6 mi
Bear HeadSW 219°1,192 m12.2 mi
Madonna PeakSSW 210°1,107 m10.3 mi
Whiteface MountainSSW 210°1,101 m8.6 mi
Morse MountainSSW 212°1,029 m9.2 mi
Belvidere MountainNE 41°1,018 m7.6 mi
Cold Hollow MountainNNW 345°1,015 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:0619:5520:40
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:2515:2516:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141726405361666457453422
Precip in2.82.42.83.85.04.74.54.44.05.23.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson 2 N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356552736

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