Houghton Mountain
Houghton Mountain rises to 939 m in Vermont. Glastenbury Mountain stands 1,139 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 939 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 8.5 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hot Point · 8 mi
- Hairpin Turn · 8 mi
- Western Summit · 8 mi
- Sunset Rock · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stamford Meadows Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Woodford State Park: 4.8 mi
- South Stream Waterfowl Area: 4.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Vermont Veterans Home Deer Park: 7.4 mi
- Spruce Hill: 0.9 mi
- Scrub Hill: 1.5 mi
- Prospect Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Stamford and Woodford Plateau: 4.2 mi
- Harmon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Clarksburg State Park: 5.9 mi
- Florida State Forest: 7.6 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 7.7 mi
- Mountain Meadow Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Hoosac Range: 9.0 mi
- WTC Monument: 7.0 mi
- Mausert's Camp: 7.9 mi
- Bennington Battle Monument: 8.2 mi
- Historic Marker: Bennington Battle Monument: 8.2 mi
- Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial: 8.3 mi
- The Dollhouse and Toy Museum of Vermont: 6.8 mi
- Bennington Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 8.5 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 9.5 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 9.5 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 8.2 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 8.2 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 8.3 mi
- Mr. Bling: 8.4 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 9.0 mi
- Twin Cascade: 10.7 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 11.6 mi
- Haley Falls: 12.5 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 13.5 mi
- Peck's Falls: 13.8 mi
- Antique Truck: 14.3 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 17.3 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 18.6 mi
- Sentinels: 18.9 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 21.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 9.2 mi
- The Ledges: 10.7 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 14.3 mi
- Waterfront: 23.9 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 24.8 mi
- Hoosac Range: 8.5 mi
- Witts Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 12.3 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Buxton Garden: 9.7 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 18.2 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 9.9 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Houghton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glastenbury Mountain | N 4° | 1,139 m | 11.0 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NE 52° | 1,044 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Fitch | SSW 199° | 945 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Williams | SSW 200° | 901 m | 11.1 mi |
| Scrub Hill | SW 229° | 883 m | 1.5 mi |
| Crum Hill | SSE 156° | 863 m | 8.2 mi |
| Spruce Hill | W 262° | 858 m | 0.9 mi |
| Hagar Hill | N 9° | 841 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555092
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 8 mi
- North Adams · 8 mi
- Williamstown · 10 mi
- Florida · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 11 mi
- Adams · 14 mi
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