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Deer Leap Rock

Deer Leap Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Leap Rock rises to 770 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the south, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Top Rock, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway runs past it.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35737274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
770 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.66537, -72.83295

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Valley Park: 2.9 mi
  • Rutland City Forest: 5.1 mi
  • Northwood Park: 6.0 mi
  • Rutland Area Robotics: 6.9 mi
  • Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 28
Nature reserves: 20
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 1.4 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 8.5 mi
  • Proctor Town Forest: 9.1 mi
  • Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 3.3 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 9.0 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 20.3 mi
  • No. 13 School House: 20.6 mi
  • Asael Smith Farm: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Irene Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Top Rock: 0.0 mi
  • Deer Leap: 0.0 mi
  • Upper Tier: 0.0 mi
  • Lower Tier: 0.1 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 10.7 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 8.3 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Oculus: 8.6 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 16.1 mi
  • Mandala II: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 20.8 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 22.0 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White River Swimming Spot: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Deer Leap Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakS1,293 m4.3 mi
Pico PeakS1,206 m1.8 mi
Little KillingtonS1,194 m5.1 mi
Mendon PeakS1,170 m4.9 mi
Skye PeakSSE1,158 m4.3 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSSE1,122 m6.2 mi
Ramshead PeakS1,100 m2.8 mi
Snowdon PeakS1,095 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555004

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