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East Mountain

East Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

East Mountain rises to 847 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America; geonames ID = 5235751

Wikidata Q49027016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
847 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.65257, -72.75177

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Valley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Dorothy Thompson Memorial Common: 8.4 mi
  • Rutland City Forest: 9.1 mi
  • Common: 9.3 mi
  • WAMBA Pump Track: 9.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 44
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 3.2 mi
  • Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 11.3 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 11.7 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 8.5 mi
  • Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 8.5 mi
  • Edward Hastings Ripley: 8.8 mi
  • Doug Casella: 8.8 mi
  • Orested Augustus Brownson: 8.9 mi
Museums: 23
Artworks: 23
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 11.8 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 11.9 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Oculus: 12.2 mi
  • Whale Dance: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 2.9 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 12.8 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 17.4 mi
  • School Site: 18.1 mi
  • Joseph Smith Birth Place: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Irene Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 13
Cliffs: 9
  • Deer Leap: 4.1 mi
  • Top Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Tier: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Tier: 4.2 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of East Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakSW 226°1,293 m4.8 mi
Pico PeakWSW 258°1,206 m4.3 mi
Little KillingtonSW 221°1,194 m5.6 mi
Mendon PeakSW 230°1,170 m6.2 mi
Skye PeakSW 218°1,158 m4.0 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSSW 208°1,122 m5.8 mi
Ramshead PeakWSW 242°1,100 m4.0 mi
Snowdon PeakSW 234°1,095 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1019:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555019

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