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Gilpin Mountain South Peak

Gilpin Mountain South Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gilpin Mountain South Peak rises to 906 m in Vermont. Jay Peak stands 1,177 m to the northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilpin Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 9.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
906 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.90532, -72.49456

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • Davis Park: 10.9 mi
  • Pomerleau Park: 14.3 mi
  • Prouty Beach & Campground: 14.3 mi
  • Gardner Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 15.2 mi
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sloping Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Chutes Hunter: 21.3 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Cadys falls: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 16.4 mi
  • Runaway Pond: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Gilpin Mountain South Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jay PeakNW1,177 m2.0 mi
Big JayWNW1,115 m2.4 mi
North Jay PeakNNW1,048 m4.1 mi
Doll PeakNW1,038 m3.7 mi
Belvidere MountainSSW1,018 m9.5 mi
Cold Hollow MountainSW1,015 m12.5 mi
Little JayW928 m2.3 mi
Haystack MountainSSW922 m5.9 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/5221726467

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