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Delectable Mountain

Delectable Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Delectable Mountain rises to 612 m in Vermont. The Darning Needle stands 880 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowdrey Outlook, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
612 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.76090, -72.67121

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dorothy Thompson Memorial Common: 3.5 mi
  • Rood State Park: 3.5 mi
  • Common: 4.5 mi
  • Peavine Park: 4.9 mi
  • River Street Access: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 35
Artworks: 23
  • Civil War Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Whale Dance: 12.7 mi
  • Big Frog: 12.9 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 18.7 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 18.8 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 19
  • No. 13 School House: 10.2 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 10.3 mi
  • Asael Smith Farm: 10.3 mi
  • School Site: 10.5 mi
  • Joseph Smith Birth Place: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Irene Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Texas Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Lower Old City Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 17.2 mi
Covered bridges: 14
Cliffs: 11
  • Top Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Deer Leap: 10.4 mi
  • Upper Tier: 10.5 mi
  • Lower Tier: 10.5 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Area 1: 20.7 mi
  • Area 2: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.8 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Delectable Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Darning NeedleW 259°880 m9.0 mi
Rochester MountainNNW 333°868 m8.2 mi
Wilcox PeakWNW 284°857 m8.5 mi
East MountainSSW 208°847 m8.5 mi
Deer Leap MountainSW 233°846 m10.4 mi
Little Wilcox PeakWNW 298°829 m8.9 mi
Shaw HillSW 236°828 m6.8 mi
Daves PeakW 259°814 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1019:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1218:50
December solstice07:2215:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425463676659473726
Precip in3.52.83.43.83.85.25.14.53.95.03.74.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356553071

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