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Mount Hunger

Mount Hunger, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hunger rises to 734 m in Vermont. The Darning Needle stands 880 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Delectable Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49053134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
734 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73979, -72.68260

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dorothy Thompson Memorial Common: 3.3 mi
  • Common: 4.8 mi
  • Rood State Park: 5.0 mi
  • Peavine Park: 6.5 mi
  • River Street Access: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 56
Historic sites: 38
Artworks: 23
  • Civil War Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Whale Dance: 14.3 mi
  • Big Frog: 14.5 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 17.4 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 17.5 mi
Museums: 22
Attractions: 17
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 9.8 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 11.3 mi
  • No. 13 School House: 11.7 mi
  • School Site: 11.7 mi
  • Asael Smith Farm: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Irene Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Texas Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lower Old City Falls: 18.4 mi
Covered bridges: 15
Cliffs: 8
  • Top Rock: 9.1 mi
  • Deer Leap: 9.1 mi
  • Upper Tier: 9.1 mi
  • Lower Tier: 9.2 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Area 1: 21.6 mi
  • Area 2: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 12.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Hunger. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Darning NeedleW880 m8.3 mi
Rochester MountainNNW868 m9.4 mi
Wilcox PeakWNW857 m8.4 mi
East MountainSSW847 m6.9 mi
Deer Leap MountainWSW846 m9.1 mi
Little Wilcox PeakNW829 m9.2 mi
Shaw HillWSW828 m5.6 mi
Daves PeakW814 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1019:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1218:50
December solstice07:2215:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425463676659473726
Precip in3.52.83.43.83.85.25.14.53.95.03.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356553609

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