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Harris Mountain

Harris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Harris Mountain rises to 754 m in Vermont. East Mountain stands 1,045 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilke Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
754 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.58117, -71.70120

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 44
Parks: 35
  • Guildhall Square: 7.0 mi
  • Eames Wayside Area: 8.0 mi
  • Colonel Town Recreation Park: 8.9 mi
  • Soldier Park: 9.3 mi
  • Weeks State Park: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Lancaster Fairgrounds: 7.9 mi
  • Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center: 13.3 mi
  • The Himalaya: 14.7 mi
  • The Yule Log Flume: 14.7 mi
  • Merry Crismas Ferris wheel: 14.7 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 9
Covered bridges: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Pond Brook Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Ogontz Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Lower Ammonoosuc Falls: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Campers' Beach: 16.5 mi
  • South Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 18.8 mi
  • North Beach: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Pollyanna Statue: 19.3 mi
  • Sunflowers: 19.3 mi
  • Tree Harp: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Devils Slide: 14.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 9.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lac Littleton: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East MountainNNW1,045 m6.7 mi
Burke MountainW976 m9.5 mi
Seneca MountainNNW966 m8.8 mi
West Peak Burke MountainW956 m9.8 mi
East Haven MountainWNW924 m7.1 mi
Umpire MountainW907 m7.7 mi
Kirby MountainW833 m10.3 mi
West MountainN828 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0219:5120:36
September equinox06:3518:0818:46
December solstice07:2115:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405362676558463422
Precip in2.42.02.23.13.84.44.24.13.64.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457741 — Harris Mountain, Essex County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356553493

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