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Houghton Mountain

Houghton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.81897, -73.08510

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 22
Artworks: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • 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
Attractions: 10
Beaches: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glastenbury MountainN 4°1,139 m11.0 mi
Haystack MountainNE 52°1,044 m10.7 mi
Mount FitchSSW 199°945 m11.9 mi
Mount WilliamsSSW 200°901 m11.1 mi
Scrub HillSW 229°883 m1.5 mi
Bald MountainNNW 337°868 m7.7 mi
Crum HillSSE 156°863 m8.2 mi
Spruce HillW 262°858 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2115:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445664696760493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555092

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