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Hawks Mountain

Hawks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hawks Mountain rises to 645 m in Vermont. Ludlow Mountain stands 1,012 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Shincracker, a peak 1.2 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
645 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.36813, -72.58037

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 24
Covered bridges: 12
Waterfalls: 12
  • Hidden Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Gerry's Falls: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Blueberry Ledges: 14.2 mi
  • Table Rock: 17.8 mi
  • Lower Tier: 24.1 mi
  • Deer Leap: 24.1 mi
  • Upper Tier: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Smith's clothespin: 6.8 mi
  • Art Gallery: 15.3 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 18.2 mi
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 20.5 mi
  • Bear: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Corona Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Croydon Town Beach: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Hawks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ludlow MountainWNW 286°1,012 m8.9 mi
South MountainW 274°968 m9.3 mi
Mt AscutneyNE 50°954 m8.2 mi
Ascutney NorthNE 50°944 m8.4 mi
Ascutney SouthNE 53°880 m8.0 mi
Terrible MountainWSW 245°873 m9.0 mi
Mount TomNNW 347°755 m9.7 mi
Sawyer RocksNW 304°717 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1119:5120:35
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:2015:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425564696759473626
Precip in3.82.73.53.83.94.64.03.93.84.93.64.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356553508

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