Delectable Mountain
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
- 7.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 7 mi
- Mt Tom · 11 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowdrey Outlook: 0.0 mi
- Mount Hunger: 1.6 mi
- Delectable Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Vulture Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sable Mountain: 5.0 mi
- 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
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Amity Pond Natural Area: 6.9 mi
- Giffords Woods State Park: 9.1 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 11.8 mi
- White River Ledges Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 4.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 4.5 mi
- Bethel Village Historic District: 5.3 mi
- THE ROYALTON RAID: 7.3 mi
- LAFAYETTE'S TOUR: 7.3 mi
- 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
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 10.8 mi
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 11.2 mi
- Billings Farm Museum: 11.8 mi
- Billings Farm & Museum: 12.0 mi
- Woodstock History Center: 12.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 12.1 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
- 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
- South Royalton Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 19.7 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 8.7 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 19.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.4 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 24.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.8 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 21.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Darning Needle | W 259° | 880 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rochester Mountain | NNW 333° | 868 m | 8.2 mi |
| Wilcox Peak | WNW 284° | 857 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Mountain | SSW 208° | 847 m | 8.5 mi |
| Deer Leap Mountain | SW 233° | 846 m | 10.4 mi |
| Little Wilcox Peak | WNW 298° | 829 m | 8.9 mi |
| Shaw Hill | SW 236° | 828 m | 6.8 mi |
| Daves Peak | W 259° | 814 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553071
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 12 mi
- Quechee · 15 mi
- Norwich · 18 mi
- White River Junction · 19 mi
- Hanover · 20 mi
- Brownsville · 23 mi
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