Camels Hump
Camels Hump rises to 1,243 m in Vermont. Mount Ellen stands 1,234 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Camel's Hump (alternatively Camels Hump) is a mountain in the Green Mountains in the U.S. state of Vermont. The north slope of the mountain borders the Winooski River, which has carved through the Green Mountains over eons. At 4,083 ft (1,244 m), it is tied with Mount Ellen for the third-highest mountain in Vermont. Surmounted by 10 acres (4 ha) of alpine tundra, the mountain is the most significant feature in Camel's Hump State Park. Because of its distinctive profile, it is perhaps the state's most recognized mountain, featured on the state quarter.
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Wikidata Q5025846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1243 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 22.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 9 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 17 mi
- C Nature area · 18 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Ethan Allen: 1.8 mi
- Mount Ira Allen: 2.5 mi
- Burnt Rock Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Crossett Hill: 3.6 mi
- Bolton Potholes: 3.8 mi
- Anderson Park: 6.6 mi
- Rusty Parker Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Thatcher Brook Waterfall: 7.4 mi
- Waterbury Dog Park: 7.4 mi
- Duxbury Town Forest: 5.5 mi
- Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area: 6.3 mi
- Preston Pond Conservation Area: 7.2 mi
- Camels Hump State Forest: 8.7 mi
- Middlesex Notch Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Thieves' Wall: 2.8 mi
- Bog Wall: 3.4 mi
- Immunity Wall: 3.8 mi
- Railroad Yard: 3.8 mi
- Railroad Ledge: 3.8 mi
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 1.8 mi
- Old Round Church: 7.8 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 13.9 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 13.9 mi
- Halfway House: 14.8 mi
- Audubon Vermont: 5.8 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 7.5 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 7.6 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 13.7 mi
- Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Birds of Vermont Museum: 6.3 mi
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 9.5 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 14.0 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 14.0 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 14.1 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 5.3 mi
- Olga's Falls: 8.5 mi
- Bingham Falls: 14.9 mi
- Bartlett Falls: 15.5 mi
- Warren Falls: 15.5 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 16.6 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 12.0 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 19.0 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 19.2 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 19.2 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 19.3 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 13.7 mi
- Reverence: 15.4 mi
- Beavin & Sons: 16.8 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 17.0 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 18.3 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Martin Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Accès rivière: 8.1 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 14.2 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 12.4 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 12.4 mi
- Big Spring: 16.5 mi
- Lucky Seven: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Camels Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | S 191° | 1,234 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cutts Peak | S 190° | 1,198 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,123 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Ethan Allen | S 176° | 1,120 m | 1.8 mi |
| Stark Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,116 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Ira Allen | S 186° | 1,051 m | 2.5 mi |
| Ricker Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,035 m | 7.5 mi |
| Burnt Rock Mountain | S 188° | 962 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:28 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waitsfield 2 SE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1456724 — Camels Hump, Chittenden County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356552748
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 7 mi
- Richmond · 8 mi
- Waitsfield · 9 mi
- Hinesburg · 10 mi
- Chittenden County · 14 mi
- Jericho · 14 mi
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