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Daves Peak

Daves Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Daves Peak rises to 814 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the south-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Darning Needle, a peak 1.1 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35736937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
814 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73201, -72.87122

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rutland City Forest: 6.3 mi
  • Valley Park: 6.8 mi
  • Common: 6.9 mi
  • Northwood Park: 7.0 mi
  • Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 30
Nature reserves: 20
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 3.3 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 3.6 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 3.8 mi
  • Proctor Town Forest: 4.6 mi
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Oculus: 10.0 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 10.2 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 10.3 mi
  • Queen Connie: 15.6 mi
  • Mandala II: 17.7 mi
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 16
  • Top Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Tier: 5.0 mi
  • Deer Leap: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Tier: 5.0 mi
  • The Great Cliff: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Irene Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Texas Falls: 14.1 mi
Covered bridges: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 17.0 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 22.2 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White River Swimming Spot: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Daves Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakSSE 164°1,293 m9.2 mi
Pico PeakSSE 165°1,206 m6.6 mi
Mendon PeakS 173°1,170 m9.5 mi
Skye PeakSSE 158°1,158 m9.3 mi
Ramshead PeakSSE 162°1,100 m7.8 mi
Snowdon PeakSSE 162°1,095 m8.4 mi
Farr PeakNW 326°1,071 m6.4 mi
Bloodroot MountainNW 318°1,061 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1019:5420:38
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2315:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555001

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