Mount Independence
Mount Independence rises to 92 m in Vermont. Pine Hill stands 637 m to the west-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Mount Independence on Lake Champlain in Orwell, Vermont, was the site of extensive fortifications built during the American Revolutionary War by the American army to stop a British invasion. Construction began in July 1776, following the American defeat in Canada, and continued through the winter and spring of 1777. After the American retreat on July 5 and 6, 1777, British and Hessian troops occupied Mount Independence until November 1777. After the American Revolution, Mount Independence was farm land, used for grazing sheep and cattle. It is now a state historic site, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972 for its historical significance.
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Wikidata Q3326027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 92 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 22.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 22.7 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 18 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 28 mi
- Kane's Falls · 28 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Defiance: 1.4 mi
- Hardigan Hill: 3.0 mi
- South Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cook Mountain: 3.6 mi
- East Creek Waterfowl Area: 2.0 mi
- Carrilon Park: 2.4 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 2.5 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 5.8 mi
- Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Cook mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 4.5 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 6.8 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 7.2 mi
- Blue Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Roger's Slide: 4.8 mi
- White Ledge: 4.8 mi
- Jolly Roger Slab: 4.8 mi
- Rogers Slide: 4.9 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Liberty Monument: 3.1 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 11.3 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 13.7 mi
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 13.7 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 0.6 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 2.6 mi
- Benson Museum: 8.9 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 10.2 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Queen Connie: 14.4 mi
- LOVE: 16.0 mi
- Around and About: 16.0 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 16.0 mi
- Bench and Table: 16.2 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 2.6 mi
- Uncas Falls: 12.0 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 16.2 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 16.7 mi
- Falls of Lana: 16.7 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 15.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.4 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Island: 16.4 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 16.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 15.5 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 2.6 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 9.8 mi
- Nature preserve: 16.4 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 20.5 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 3.3 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 8.2 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 15.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 15.9 mi
- Park beach: 19.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 20.7 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 20.7 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Lucky Seven: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Mount Independence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | WSW 256° | 637 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | WSW 253° | 629 m | 10.3 mi |
| Old Fort Mountain | W 278° | 623 m | 6.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 237° | 591 m | 9.9 mi |
| Trumbull Mountain | WSW 250° | 581 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blanchard Mountain | W 263° | 573 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bear Pond Mountain | WNW 283° | 564 m | 10.6 mi |
| Abes Hill | W 271° | 560 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000079OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553624
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 9 mi
- Middlebury · 17 mi
- Lake George · 18 mi
- Westport · 25 mi
- Elizabethtown · 27 mi
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