Peak · Vermont
Gilson Mountain
Gilson Mountain rises to 598 m in Vermont. Bear Head stands 1,192 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coombs Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 598 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.72949, -72.91264
- 10.0 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 21.6 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 23.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 28.2 mi off the Military Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 18 mi
- C Nature area · 21 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 21 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fairfax Community Corner: 6.5 mi
- Staford historical homestead: 6.6 mi
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 6.8 mi
- Russell Greene Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- Barlow Street Community Center: 9.6 mi
Peaks
- Coombs Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cobbler Hill: 1.1 mi
- Leach Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.6 mi
- The Gore: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 5.6 mi
- Milton Town Forest: 9.7 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 6.1 mi
- Old Car: 6.9 mi
- Wolf Monument: 9.9 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 10.5 mi
- Historic Marker: Birthplace of Larry Gardner: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Devil's Dishpan: 16.1 mi
- Birnies Nose: 17.8 mi
- The Wall: 20.4 mi
- Powerline A-Line: 20.4 mi
- Main Face: 20.7 mi
Museums: 16
- Cambridge Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 8.9 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Sheldon Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Milton Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fairfax Falls: 6.6 mi
- Five Chutes: 8.6 mi
- Sloping Falls: 13.4 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 13.7 mi
- Gorge: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 11
- Milton Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 17.9 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 10
- The Finger: 7.9 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 12.7 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 14.8 mi
- Catamount Statue: 22.4 mi
- Reverence: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thayer Beach: 20.6 mi
- Texaco Beach: 22.9 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 22.9 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 23.0 mi
- North Beach: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Longley Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Poland Covered Bridge: 7.2 mi
- Journey's End: 12.4 mi
- Hutchins Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 20.4 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.9 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Gilson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Head | SSE 157° | 1,192 m | 13.3 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | SE 140° | 1,101 m | 13.3 mi |
| Morse Mountain | SE 143° | 1,029 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cold Hollow Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,015 m | 11.7 mi |
| Laraway Mountain | E 91° | 830 m | 9.9 mi |
| Butternut Mountain | ESE 102° | 660 m | 13.1 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | E 97° | 643 m | 5.7 mi |
| Kings Hill Mountain | E 91° | 601 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 | 05:07 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:26 | 16:14 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson 2 N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553401
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 16 mi
- Essex · 18 mi
- Colchester · 19 mi
- Chittenden County · 21 mi
- Winooski · 21 mi
- Bolton Valley · 22 mi
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