Equinox Mountain
Equinox Mountain rises to 1,169 m in Vermont. Stratton Mountain stands 1,194 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mr. Barbo Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Equinox Mountain is the highest peak of the Taconic Range and the second-highest point in southern Vermont, after Stratton Mountain. It rises nearly 3,000 feet (914 meters) above its eastern footings in Manchester, giving Equinox the third-greatest topographic prominence among the state's mountains (after Mansfield and Killington). A summit observation building is reached via a privately operated toll road, which passes near various towers used for broadcast and other purposes.
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Wikidata Q5384538, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,169 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Point · 24 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Rock: 0.5 mi
- Table Rock: 0.9 mi
- Deer Knoll: 1.2 mi
- Little Equinox: 1.3 mi
- Pendock Hill: 2.7 mi
- Factory Point Town Green: 3.2 mi
- Adams Park: 3.4 mi
- Arlington Recreation Park: 6.3 mi
- Rupert Town Green: 8.3 mi
- Emerald Lake State Park: 9.6 mi
- Mr. Barbo Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The Revolutionary War: 2.4 mi
- Hildene Main House: 2.7 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Visitors Center Hildene: 2.6 mi
- The American Museum of Fly Fishing: 2.6 mi
- Dorset Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
- Topping Tavern Museum: 11.4 mi
- Shushan Covered Bridge Museum: 12.6 mi
- Merck Forest: 6.9 mi
- Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.8 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 10.2 mi
- Goose Egg State Forest: 10.7 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 13.5 mi
- Stratton Bear: 11.1 mi
- For Euler: 11.1 mi
- Bear: 11.4 mi
- Art Gallery: 15.8 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 19.7 mi
- Lye Brook Falls: 4.7 mi
- Natural Bridge Falls: 10.3 mi
- McGinn Falls: 12.5 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 18.0 mi
- Middle Falls: 21.0 mi
- Taylor Farm: 15.1 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 16.1 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 17.6 mi
- TimberQuest: 17.6 mi
- Ballard Farm: 19.3 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 6.5 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 13.0 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 8.3 mi
- The Ox Bow: 12.2 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 6.3 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 18.7 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Equinox Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,194 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dorset Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,149 m | 10.9 mi |
| Dorset Mountain, South Peak | NNE 23° | 1,134 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lookout Rock | NE 50° | 1,116 m | 0.5 mi |
| Styles Peak | NE 51° | 1,028 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mother Myrick Mountain | N 1° | 1,022 m | 3.3 mi |
| Little Equinox | SSW 199° | 1,009 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 315° | 1,006 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461816 — Equinox Mountain, Bennington County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356555380
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 20 mi
- Cambridge · 20 mi
- Wilmington · 24 mi
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