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Gilson Mountain

Gilson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gilson Mountain rises to 598 m in Vermont. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,101 m to the 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.

About

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
598 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.72949, -72.91264

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Nature reserves: 51
Historic sites: 31
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 16
Gardens: 15
  • 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
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
Beaches: 11
  • Thayer Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Texaco Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 8
Covered bridges: 8
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
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainSE 140°1,101 m13.3 mi
Morse MountainSE 143°1,029 m13.2 mi
Cold Hollow MountainENE 70°1,015 m11.7 mi
Laraway MountainE 91°830 m9.9 mi
Butternut MountainESE 102°660 m13.1 mi
Fletcher MountainE 97°643 m5.7 mi
Kings Hill MountainE 91°601 m6.0 mi
Peaked MountainENE 64°577 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:0719:5720:42
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2715:2616:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141726405361666457453422
Precip in2.82.42.83.85.04.74.54.44.05.23.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson 2 N, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356553401

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