Ganson Hill
Ganson Hill rises to 418 m in Vermont. Mount Nickwaket stands 834 m to the east-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 418 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.5 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 18 mi
- Kane's Falls · 27 mi
- limited view southeast · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Rock: 0.9 mi
- Sargent Hill: 1.5 mi
- Stiles Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Stiles Hill: 2.5 mi
- Biddie Knob: 2.7 mi
- Fountain Park: 5.4 mi
- Church Green: 5.4 mi
- Brandon Church Green: 5.4 mi
- Cemetery Green: 5.4 mi
- Brandon Central Park: 5.4 mi
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Pittsford Town Forest: 8.1 mi
- Brandon Town Forest: 8.2 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 9.6 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 10.5 mi
- Barber Ledge: 2.2 mi
- Wallace Ledge: 4.6 mi
- Arnolds Ledge: 5.2 mi
- The Great Ledge: 8.3 mi
- The Great Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 2.9 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 4.1 mi
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 6.6 mi
- Wilson Castle: 10.5 mi
- Doug Casella: 12.8 mi
- Mandala II: 9.0 mi
- Queen Connie: 10.6 mi
- Oculus: 11.7 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 12.5 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 12.6 mi
- Brandon Museum: 5.4 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 6.1 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 7.8 mi
- Benson Museum: 8.0 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 12.8 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Mead's Falls: 11.6 mi
- Falls of Lana: 12.5 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 15.4 mi
- Irene Falls: 17.6 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 11.0 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 15.0 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 15.5 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 16.9 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Picnic Island: 21.2 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
- West Dollar Island: 23.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.7 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.6 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.6 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 17.0 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 14.8 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 17.2 mi
- Lucky Seven: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Ganson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nickwaket | ENE 70° | 834 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Cape | ENE 59° | 799 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lead Mine Mountain | ENE 60° | 798 m | 8.6 mi |
| Chaffee Mountain | ENE 66° | 781 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bird Mountain | S 169° | 668 m | 10.5 mi |
| Waste Hill | NE 49° | 648 m | 9.7 mi |
| Biddie Knob | SE 125° | 601 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | E 98° | 545 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553376
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 18 mi
- Crown Point · 20 mi
- Lake George · 22 mi
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