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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 567 m in Vermont. Dorset Mountain stands 1,149 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Friends of Haystack, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Stone Valley Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
567 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.38620, -73.18082

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 37
  • A.W.Gray & Sons: 7.4 mi
  • Old Stone Shop: 11.7 mi
  • Paul P Harris: 11.9 mi
  • Old Champlain Canal Lock 19: 14.0 mi
  • Old Champlain Canal Lock 18: 15.5 mi
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 11
  • Natural Bridge Falls: 10.5 mi
  • McGinn Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Chiseled Slate monoliths: 9.5 mi
  • Mandala II: 15.3 mi
  • For Euler: 16.8 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 18.2 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Ballard Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 18.5 mi
  • Taylor Farm: 20.3 mi
  • Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 21.6 mi
  • Magic Mountain Ski Area: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Hadlock Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Sandbar Beach: 24.2 mi
  • Haviland Cove Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 14.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorset MountainSE 125°1,149 m9.3 mi
Dorset Mountain, South PeakSE 127°1,134 m9.1 mi
Woodlawn MountainSE 129°945 m5.3 mi
Tinmouth MountainENE 66°859 m5.7 mi
The MettaweeSE 132°854 m9.4 mi
Parris HillESE 120°805 m5.5 mi
Antone MountainS 183°790 m9.1 mi
The GallopS 173°788 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1319:5420:38
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2315:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212333475968727163513928
Precip in3.02.63.03.33.34.44.44.53.64.13.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356553514

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