Peak · Vermont
Hedgehog Hill
Hedgehog Hill rises to 278 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 278 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.66227, -72.93458
- 9.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 22.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 26.2 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 27.6 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 16 mi
- C Nature area · 17 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 17 mi
- Granite Steps · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fairfax Community Corner: 3.7 mi
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 3.8 mi
- Staford historical homestead: 4.0 mi
- Russell Greene Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- River Street Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks
- Sand Hill: 0.8 mi
- Black Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ellenwood Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 56
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 2.9 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 5.7 mi
- Milton Town Forest: 6.4 mi
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 3.1 mi
- Old Car: 4.2 mi
- Halfway House: 10.3 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 10.7 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Devil's Dishpan: 12.1 mi
- Birnies Nose: 13.3 mi
- The Wall: 15.7 mi
- Powerline A-Line: 15.7 mi
- Main Face: 16.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Cambridge Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Milton Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 11.4 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 12.6 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 13
- Poland Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Journey's End: 12.3 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 16.5 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 17.2 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Fairfax Falls: 2.8 mi
- Five Chutes: 6.9 mi
- Sloping Falls: 12.7 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 12.9 mi
- Bingham Falls: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 11
- The Finger: 4.2 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 10.1 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 14.5 mi
- Reverence: 18.2 mi
- Catamount Statue: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 11
- Milton Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 11
- Thayer Beach: 17.3 mi
- Texaco Beach: 18.9 mi
- North Beach: 19.1 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 19.2 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 11.6 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Comstock Covered Bridge: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | SE 144° | 1,340 m | 10.1 mi |
| Adams Apple | SE 143° | 1,256 m | 10.1 mi |
| Lower Lip | SE 146° | 1,256 m | 10.3 mi |
| The Nose | SSE 148° | 1,225 m | 11.1 mi |
| Upper Lip | SSE 147° | 1,208 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bear Head | SE 141° | 1,192 m | 9.8 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,101 m | 11.1 mi |
| Morse Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,029 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:26 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457793 — Hedgehog Hill, Franklin County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356553524
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 11 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Colchester · 15 mi
- Bolton Valley · 17 mi
- Chittenden County · 17 mi
- Williston · 17 mi
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