Mount Horrid
Mount Horrid rises to 980 m in Vermont. Farr Peak stands 1,071 m to the south-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Lookoff Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Mount Horrid is a summit in Addison and Windsor counties, Vermont in the United States. With an elevation of 3,205 feet (977 m), Mount Horrid is the 83rd highest summit in the state of Vermont. Peregrine falcons make their nests in the Great Cliffs of Mount Horrid. A moderately difficult trail leads hikers to the Great Cliffs.
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Wikidata Q21072759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 980 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 10 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 26 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 26 mi
- Mt Tom · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cape Lookoff Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Hawk Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Goshen Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Gillespie Peak: 1.5 mi
- Bradbury State Park: 5.4 mi
- Seminary Park: 6.9 mi
- Library Green: 6.9 mi
- Monument Park: 6.9 mi
- Brandon Central Park: 7.0 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 2.9 mi
- Brandon Town Forest: 4.0 mi
- Pittsford Town Forest: 5.2 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 5.8 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 6.0 mi
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 8.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 8.1 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 10.2 mi
- Honor Roll: 11.5 mi
- The Great Cliff: 0.4 mi
- Silent Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Barber Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Top Rock: 14.4 mi
- Upper Tier: 14.5 mi
- Queen Connie: 7.2 mi
- Around and About: 14.8 mi
- LOVE: 14.8 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 14.9 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 15.0 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 7.7 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 15.8 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 15.9 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 17.7 mi
- Falls of Lana: 6.0 mi
- Texas Falls: 6.7 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 13.0 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 13.9 mi
- Brandon Museum: 7.2 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 10.0 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 13.3 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 14.3 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 14.9 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 14.5 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 21.5 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 22.4 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 23.6 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 7.7 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Lucky Seven: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Mount Horrid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farr Peak | SSE 158° | 1,071 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,061 m | 4.7 mi |
| Battell Mountain | N 9° | 1,043 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SSE 156° | 1,027 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | NW 321° | 1,024 m | 0.4 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | NNW 341° | 1,019 m | 1.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,018 m | 4.8 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | S 187° | 1,002 m | 1.4 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 | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555089
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 14 mi
- Crown Point · 24 mi
- Waitsfield · 24 mi
- Woodstock · 27 mi
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