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Grass Mountain

Grass Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grass Mountain rises to 941 m in Vermont. Equinox Mountain stands 1,169 m to the northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

Grass Mountain is a mountain located in Bennington County, Vermont. Grass Mountain is flanked to the north by Big Spruce Mountain, and to the southeast by Spruce Mountain. Grass Mountain stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The north side of Grass Mountain drains into Batten Kill, thence into the Hudson River. The east side of Grass Mountain drains into Dry Brook, thence into Batten Kill. The south side of Grass Mountain drains into Little White Creek, thence into the Walloomsac River, the Hoosic River, and the Hudson. The west side drains into White Creek, thence into Owl Kill, the Hoosic River, and the Hudson.

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Wikidata Q5597446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
941 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.05286, -73.22344

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Shaftsbury State Park: 3.0 mi
  • Arlington Recreation Park: 3.9 mi
  • New Skete Monastery: 4.5 mi
  • The Georgi on the Battenkill Community Park & Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Cambridge Community Forest: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 49
Nature reserves: 44
Museums: 27
Artworks: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Lye Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 18.4 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 19.4 mi
  • Taylor Farm: 23.3 mi
  • Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 24.1 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Yellow Barn Farm: 3.7 mi
  • Meditation Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Manchester Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Buxton Garden: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 13.0 mi
  • The Ledges: 23.2 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Grass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Equinox MountainNE 34°1,169 m9.4 mi
Glastenbury MountainSE 124°1,139 m9.3 mi
Lookout RockNE 35°1,116 m9.9 mi
Mother Myrick MountainNNE 26°1,022 m12.3 mi
Little EquinoxNE 36°1,009 m8.2 mi
Bear MountainNNE 16°1,006 m10.6 mi
Spruce PeakSE 129°919 m0.9 mi
Bald MountainSSE 156°868 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1419:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2215:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564686659483828
Precip in3.52.83.43.54.14.84.64.33.74.53.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555051

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