Grass Mountain
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
- 11.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 22.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 18 mi
- Eagle Point · 19 mi
- Williamstown view · 24 mi
- Hot Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Peak: 0.9 mi
- The Ball: 1.5 mi
- Big Spruce Mountain: 1.8 mi
- West Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.7 mi
- 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
- Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: 4.5 mi
- Sunderland: 6.6 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Park–McCullough Historic House: 8.7 mi
- Hildene Main House: 9.5 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 1.3 mi
- Goose Egg State Forest: 3.2 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 4.1 mi
- Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 12.6 mi
- Carters Pond Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Topping Tavern Museum: 4.8 mi
- The Georgi Museum: 6.6 mi
- Shushan Covered Bridge Museum: 6.7 mi
- Robert Frost House: 8.2 mi
- For Euler: 10.1 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 11.3 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 11.4 mi
- The Owl: 14.8 mi
- Stratton Bear: 15.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Yellow Barn Farm: 3.7 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Buxton Garden: 22.7 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 13.0 mi
- The Ledges: 23.2 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 23.9 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 6.9 mi
- The Ox Bow: 20.9 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 14.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox Mountain | NE 34° | 1,169 m | 9.4 mi |
| Glastenbury Mountain | SE 124° | 1,139 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lookout Rock | NE 35° | 1,116 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mother Myrick Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,022 m | 12.3 mi |
| Little Equinox | NE 36° | 1,009 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,006 m | 10.6 mi |
| Spruce Peak | SE 129° | 919 m | 0.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 156° | 868 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:35 | 16:22 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555051
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 11 mi
- Cambridge · 12 mi
- Wilmington · 22 mi
- Williamstown · 24 mi
- North Adams · 25 mi
- Capital District · 28 mi
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