Peak · Vermont
Coons Den
Coons Den rises to 294 m in Vermont. Herrick Mountain stands 828 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobble Knoll, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35735817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 294 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.66284, -73.25789
- 5.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 10.3 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 24 mi
- Flag View · 28 mi
- Summit View · 28 mi
- Father Jogues Monument · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Marsh Pond Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Village Green: 4.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 5.4 mi
- Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Blueberry Hill Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Cobble Knoll: 1.3 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Forbes Hill: 3.6 mi
- Bull Hill: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 6.9 mi
- East Bay Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- VT State Land: 9.5 mi
- future preserve: 11.0 mi
- Leeming Jelliffe Preserve: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
- The Great Ledge: 1.4 mi
- Wallace Ledge: 4.1 mi
- Barber Ledge: 5.8 mi
- Arnolds Ledge: 6.3 mi
- White Ledge: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 1.3 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 6.4 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 10.3 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 10.4 mi
- Wilson Castle: 11.9 mi
Museums: 17
- Benson Museum: 4.1 mi
- Skenesborough Museum: 10.5 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 11.1 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 17
- Mandala II: 5.4 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 10.1 mi
- Oculus: 13.8 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 14.4 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Otter Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Mead's Falls: 13.0 mi
- Uncas Falls: 13.1 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 15.2 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Picnic Island: 14.8 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 15.4 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- West Dollar Island: 16.8 mi
- Commission Point Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Japanese Garden: 6.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.9 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 6
- Pine Hill Park: 13.1 mi
- Ballard Farm: 16.0 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 19.1 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Point Public Beach: 13.2 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vermont Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Coons Den. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrick Mountain | SE 131° | 828 m | 10.6 mi |
| Spruce Knob | SE 142° | 735 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bird Mountain | SE 127° | 668 m | 8.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 270° | 604 m | 10.9 mi |
| Biddie Knob | ENE 65° | 601 m | 8.2 mi |
| Grandpa Knob | E 93° | 493 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ganson Hill | NE 45° | 418 m | 7.2 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NE 41° | 414 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457013 — Coons Den, Rutland County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356552927
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 16 mi
- Crown Point · 22 mi
- Middlebury · 24 mi
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