Gillespie Peak
Gillespie Peak rises to 1,019 m in Vermont. Bread Loaf Mountain stands 1,165 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Romance Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,019 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 11 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 25 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 28 mi
- Mt Tom · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Romance Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cape Lookoff Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Horrid: 1.5 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bradbury State Park: 5.2 mi
- Seminary Park: 7.3 mi
- Library Green: 7.4 mi
- Monument Park: 7.4 mi
- Kennedy Park: 7.4 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 6.6 mi
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 7.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 10.4 mi
- Honor Roll: 12.5 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 4.0 mi
- Brandon Town Forest: 4.9 mi
- Pittsford Town Forest: 6.5 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 6.9 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 7.3 mi
- The Great Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Silent Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Barber Ledge: 14.5 mi
- Marble Ledge: 14.6 mi
- The Ledge: 15.0 mi
- Queen Connie: 6.3 mi
- Around and About: 13.5 mi
- LOVE: 13.5 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 13.5 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 13.6 mi
- Brandon Museum: 7.6 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 11.3 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 13.1 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 13.5 mi
- Sheldon Museum: 13.7 mi
- Falls of Lana: 4.8 mi
- Texas Falls: 5.8 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 11.9 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 12.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 12.4 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 6.2 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 14.8 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 17.3 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 19.2 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 23.3 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 15.4 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 20.3 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 23.1 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 23.4 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 6.2 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Lucky Seven: 9.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Gillespie Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread Loaf Mountain | N 11° | 1,165 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NNE 15° | 1,147 m | 9.6 mi |
| Farr Peak | SSE 159° | 1,071 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,061 m | 6.3 mi |
| Battell Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,043 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSE 157° | 1,027 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,024 m | 1.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SE 130° | 1,018 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:54 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury 2 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555038
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 12 mi
- Waitsfield · 23 mi
- Crown Point · 24 mi
- Woodstock · 29 mi
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