Mendon Peak
Mendon Peak rises to 1,170 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the east-northeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Killington, a peak 1.1 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
Mendon Peak is a mountain located in Rutland County, Vermont. The mountain is a spur off the west side of the Coolidge Range of the Green Mountains, and stands within the Calvin Coolidge State Forest. It is flanked to the east by Little Killington. Mendon Peak is on the Appalachian Mountain Club's list of the "Hundred Highest" peaks in New England. The summit is trailless and several different approaches are possible. Mendon Peak stands within the watershed of the Cold River, a tributary of Otter Creek, which drains into Lake Champlain, and thence into the Richelieu River in Québec, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The north side of Mendon drains into Eddy Brook, and thence into the North Branch of the Cold River. The south side of Mendon drains via a stream into Sargent Brook, thence into Gould Brook and the Cold River.
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Wikidata Q8524992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1170 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 12 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 14 mi
- Mt Tom · 16 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Killington: 1.1 mi
- Robinson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Killington Peak: 1.5 mi
- Snowdon Peak: 2.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Rutland Area Robotics: 5.7 mi
- Valley Park: 5.9 mi
- Rutland City Forest: 5.9 mi
- Whites Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Main Street Park: 6.3 mi
- Edward Hastings Ripley: 5.6 mi
- Doug Casella: 5.6 mi
- Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 7.6 mi
- Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 7.6 mi
- Wilson Castle: 9.2 mi
- Giffords Woods State Park: 5.8 mi
- Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 12.4 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 12.6 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 12.7 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 5.5 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 7.6 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 10.6 mi
- Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly: 12.6 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 12.6 mi
- Irene Falls: 1.7 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
- Mead's Falls: 8.3 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 12.4 mi
- Lower Tier: 4.8 mi
- Upper Tier: 4.9 mi
- Deer Leap: 4.9 mi
- Top Rock: 4.9 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 9.0 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 3.2 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 8.0 mi
- Ballard Farm: 18.7 mi
- Traditional School Site: 23.5 mi
- School Site: 24.3 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 6.6 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 6.7 mi
- Oculus: 7.3 mi
- Mandala II: 16.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.0 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 22.9 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 22.7 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 22.9 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Mendon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killington Peak | ENE 64° | 1,293 m | 1.5 mi |
| Pico Peak | N 9° | 1,206 m | 3.1 mi |
| Little Killington | ESE 103° | 1,194 m | 1.1 mi |
| Skye Peak | ENE 69° | 1,158 m | 2.4 mi |
| Shrewsbury Peak | ESE 120° | 1,122 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ramshead Peak | NNE 30° | 1,100 m | 2.4 mi |
| Snowdon Peak | NE 43° | 1,095 m | 2.0 mi |
| Salt Ash Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,002 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:31 | 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 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553836
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 17 mi
- Brownsville · 21 mi
- Quechee · 22 mi
- Windsor · 24 mi
- Cornish · 26 mi
- White River Junction · 27 mi
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