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Gilpin Mountain

Gilpin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gilpin Mountain rises to 919 m in Vermont. Jay Peak stands 1,177 m to the northwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilpin Mountain South Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 9.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
919 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.90838, -72.49467

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Davis Park: 10.8 mi
  • Pomerleau Park: 14.2 mi
  • Prouty Beach & Campground: 14.3 mi
  • Gardner Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 13
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Chutes Hunter: 21.2 mi
  • Sloping Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Cadys falls: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 16.3 mi
  • Runaway Pond: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Gilpin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jay PeakNW 306°1,177 m1.9 mi
Big JayWNW 282°1,115 m2.3 mi
North Jay PeakNNW 330°1,048 m4.0 mi
Doll PeakNW 320°1,038 m3.5 mi
Belvidere MountainSSW 196°1,018 m9.7 mi
Cold Hollow MountainSW 229°1,015 m12.7 mi
Little JayW 267°928 m2.3 mi
Haystack MountainSSW 201°922 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0419:5520:41
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2615:2316:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624375160656356433221

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JAY Peak, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457550 — Gilpin Mountain, Orleans County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356553399

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