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Castle Hill

Castle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Hill rises to 577 m in Vermont. Glastenbury Mountain stands 1,139 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt Mills West Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windham County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q35733040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86675, -72.89093

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 39
  • Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 14.3 mi
  • Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 14.3 mi
  • Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 14.8 mi
  • Plow: 15.1 mi
  • Quarried Stones: 15.5 mi
Museums: 23
Artworks: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Twin Cascade: 14.3 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Hamilton Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
  • The Ledges: 2.4 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Campers Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glastenbury MountainNW 310°1,139 m11.9 mi
Mount SnowNNW 345°1,092 m6.6 mi
Haystack MountainNNW 336°1,044 m3.6 mi
Houghton MountainWSW 252°939 m10.4 mi
Rice HillNNE 22°895 m8.3 mi
Scrub HillWSW 249°883 m11.8 mi
Crum HillSSW 211°863 m12.6 mi
Spruce HillWSW 252°858 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1419:5120:34
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2015:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415261666558463627
Precip in4.23.74.44.44.04.64.84.84.65.03.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554973

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