Peak · Vermont
Knights Hill
Knights Hill rises to 647 m in Vermont. Farr Peak stands 1,071 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Thousand Acre Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49042118, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 647 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.79173, -72.86650
- 3.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 4 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 20 mi
- Mt Tom · 20 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Thousand Acre Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wilcox Peak: 1.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hedgehog Knoll: 2.2 mi
- Corporation Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Common: 5.6 mi
- Mount Cushman State Park: 8.7 mi
- Pittsford Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Valley Park: 10.1 mi
- Rutland City Forest: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Honor Roll: 5.6 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 5.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 9.1 mi
- Edward Hastings Ripley: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Chittenden Town Forest: 2.5 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 3.0 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 4.0 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 4.4 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- The Great Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Top Rock: 8.9 mi
- Deer Leap: 8.9 mi
- Upper Tier: 8.9 mi
- Lower Tier: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 19
- Queen Connie: 13.4 mi
- Oculus: 13.6 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 14.0 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 14.0 mi
- Whale Dance: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 16
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 12.0 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 13.6 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 13.6 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 17.3 mi
Museums: 15
- New England Maple Museum: 10.0 mi
- Brandon Museum: 11.4 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 12.0 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 12.2 mi
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Thundering Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
- Texas Falls: 10.1 mi
- Irene Falls: 12.0 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
- Falls of Lana: 12.5 mi
Covered bridges: 11
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Northeast Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 15.7 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Robert Frost Wayside: 13.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- White River Swimming Spot: 17.5 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Knights Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farr Peak | WNW 287° | 1,071 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | W 263° | 1,061 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | WSW 246° | 1,027 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | NW 310° | 1,024 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | NW 315° | 1,019 m | 7.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,018 m | 1.9 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,002 m | 5.8 mi |
| Blue Ridge Mountain | SSW 193° | 990 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461051 — Knights Hill, Rutland County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356555103
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 20 mi
- Woodstock · 21 mi
- Quechee · 24 mi
- Norwich · 28 mi
- Waitsfield · 28 mi
- White River Junction · 29 mi
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