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Hedgehog Hill

Hedgehog Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Hill rises to 696 m in Vermont. Peru Peak stands 1,041 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly, a museum 1.0 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
696 m
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Coordinates43.40896, -72.80177

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 28
  • Black River Academy Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 9.3 mi
  • Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 9.3 mi
  • Old Stone Shop: 9.8 mi
  • Paul P Harris: 9.8 mi
Museums: 23
  • Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly: 1.0 mi
  • The Old Mill Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Farrar-Mansur House: 8.1 mi
  • President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 9.6 mi
  • Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Waterfalls: 14
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 4.2 mi
  • McGinn Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge Falls: 13.3 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Artworks: 10
  • Art Gallery: 12.5 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 16.2 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 16.3 mi
  • Oculus: 17.1 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peru PeakSW 221°1,041 m10.4 mi
Ludlow MountainE 98°1,012 m2.5 mi
Salt Ash MountainNNE 12°1,002 m6.6 mi
South MountainSE 140°968 m2.9 mi
Bear MountainNNE 12°941 m7.1 mi
Pete Parent PeakSW 221°897 m7.9 mi
Buckball PeakWSW 237°874 m8.4 mi
Terrible MountainSSE 156°873 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5220:36
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1460982 — Hedgehog Hill, Rutland County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356555075

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