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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

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
Peaks
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 23
  • 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: 10
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 12.9 miles of Butternut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MansfieldSW1,340 m12.8 mi
Adams AppleSW1,256 m12.6 mi
Bear HeadSW1,192 m12.2 mi
Madonna PeakSSW1,107 m10.3 mi
Whiteface MountainSSW1,101 m8.6 mi
Morse MountainSSW1,029 m9.2 mi
Belvidere MountainNE1,018 m7.6 mi
Cold Hollow MountainNNW1,015 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 50–80 °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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