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Hardscrabble Mountain

Hardscrabble Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hardscrabble Mountain rises to 680 m in Vermont. Bald Mountain stands 1,010 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Grout Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
680 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.64172, -72.09260

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
  • Darling Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Powers Park: 8.3 mi
  • Fairground: 8.3 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 8.5 mi
  • Orcutt Park: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 14
Beaches: 7
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 5.9 mi
  • South Beach: 6.0 mi
  • North Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Campers' Beach: 15.9 mi
  • ROL Camp Beach: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center: 7.6 mi
  • Great Vermont Corn Maze: 9.9 mi
  • Walden Mountain Alpaca Farm: 11.8 mi
  • Circus Smirkus World Headquarters: 12.1 mi
  • Farmer's Daughter: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Bald Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Marshfield Ledges: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Hardscrabble Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 31°1,010 m10.0 mi
West Peak Burke MountainESE 117°956 m10.7 mi
Goodwin MountainNNE 25°852 m10.0 mi
Mount PisgahNNE 27°849 m6.8 mi
Haystack MountainNNE 31°845 m8.5 mi
Job MountainNE 37°845 m10.4 mi
Wheelock MountainSSW 209°843 m6.7 mi
Mount HorNNE 21°810 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:01
June solstice05:0419:5320:38
September equinox06:3618:0918:48
December solstice07:2315:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131726395361666457453321
Precip in3.03.03.33.94.34.55.04.73.64.73.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457724 — Hardscrabble Mountain, Caledonia County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356553484

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