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Eagleshead

Eagleshead, seen from above at true elevation

Eagleshead rises to 494 m in Vermont. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the east-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lord State Forest, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
494 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.40452, -72.54454

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 28
Artworks: 19
  • Smith's clothespin: 7.9 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Art Gallery: 18.3 mi
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 18.9 mi
  • The Wrecker: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Corona Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Croydon Town Beach: 20.5 mi
  • West Cove A Beach: 22.7 mi
  • West Cove B Beach: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Gerry's Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 9.6 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Blueberry Ledges: 12.7 mi
  • Table Rock: 19.5 mi
  • Lower Tier: 23.1 mi
  • Deer Leap: 23.1 mi
  • Upper Tier: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Eagleshead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AscutneyENE 59°954 m5.3 mi
Ascutney NorthENE 58°944 m5.5 mi
Ascutney SouthENE 64°880 m5.2 mi
Mount MosesNNW 337°793 m9.4 mi
Mount TomNNW 330°755 m8.0 mi
Steadman HillSW 223°705 m9.2 mi
The AlpsNW 316°672 m6.8 mi
Bear HillWSW 248°664 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:03
June solstice05:1019:5120:35
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:2015:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425564696759473626
Precip in3.82.73.53.83.94.64.03.93.84.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457242 — Eagleshead, Windsor County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356553154

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