Peak · Vermont
Forbes Hill
Forbes Hill rises to 175 m in Vermont. Spruce Mountain stands 604 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Great Ledge, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 175 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.65784, -73.32928
- 4.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.0 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Kane's Falls · 18 mi
- Flag View · 25 mi
- Summit View · 25 mi
- Father Jogues Monument · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Shaw Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.0 mi
- Sheldrick Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cobble Knoll: 3.4 mi
- Kline Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Marsh Pond Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Village Green: 5.4 mi
- Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Ward Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- East Bay Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- future preserve: 7.4 mi
- Leeming Jelliffe Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Terzian Woodlot: 9.5 mi
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 31
- The Great Ledge: 2.0 mi
- The Great Ledge: 2.1 mi
- The Great Ledge: 2.2 mi
- White Ledge: 7.4 mi
- Arnolds Ledge: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 4.9 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 7.9 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 9.9 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 12.8 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 14.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Benson Museum: 3.7 mi
- Skenesborough Museum: 8.1 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 11.4 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Picnic Island: 11.2 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
- West Dollar Island: 13.2 mi
- Commission Point Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 8
- Japanese Garden: 9.5 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.1 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Uncas Falls: 9.6 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 14.0 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
- Mead's Falls: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 6
- Mandala II: 8.2 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 10.8 mi
- Oculus: 17.2 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 17.8 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 14.0 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 16.5 mi
- Ballard Farm: 17.2 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 19.7 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Hague Town Beach: 10.3 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 11.4 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 20.9 mi
- Park beach: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Vermont Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Forbes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | W 272° | 604 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 250° | 596 m | 8.9 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | WSW 256° | 580 m | 9.8 mi |
| Berry Hill | WSW 243° | 516 m | 8.4 mi |
| Number One Hundred and Eight Mountain | WNW 288° | 509 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 258° | 500 m | 7.8 mi |
| The Knob | WSW 247° | 465 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ganson Hill | ENE 58° | 418 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553330
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 12 mi
- Crown Point · 21 mi
- Middlebury · 25 mi
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