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Delectable Mountain

Delectable Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Delectable Mountain rises to 736 m in Vermont. The Darning Needle stands 880 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hunger, a peak 0.6 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49024210, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
736 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73118, -72.68260

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks: 56
Historic sites: 38
Artworks: 23
  • Civil War Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • Whale Dance: 14.9 mi
  • Big Frog: 15.1 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 17.1 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 17.2 mi
Museums: 22
Attractions: 17
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 9.3 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 11.5 mi
  • School Site: 12.0 mi
  • No. 13 School House: 12.1 mi
  • Joseph Smith Birth Place: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Irene Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Texas Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 18.7 mi
Covered bridges: 15
Cliffs: 8
  • Top Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Deer Leap: 8.8 mi
  • Upper Tier: 8.8 mi
  • Lower Tier: 8.8 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Area 1: 21.7 mi
  • Area 2: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 12.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.4 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Delectable Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Darning NeedleW880 m8.3 mi
Rochester MountainNNW868 m9.9 mi
Wilcox PeakWNW857 m8.7 mi
East MountainSSW847 m6.4 mi
Deer Leap MountainWSW846 m8.8 mi
Little Wilcox PeakNW829 m9.5 mi
Shaw HillWSW828 m5.4 mi
Daves PeakW814 m9.4 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 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457143 — Delectable Mountain, Windsor County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356553069

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