Mount Mansfield
Mount Mansfield rises to 1,340 m in Vermont. Adams Apple stands 1,256 m to the northeast, 0.3 miles off. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, reaching an elevation of 4,393 feet (1,339 m) above sea level. Located in the northwest of the state, it is also the highest peak in the Green Mountains. Its summit is located within the town of Underhill in Chittenden County; the ridgeline, including some secondary peaks, extends into the town of Stowe in Lamoille County, and the mountain's flanks also reach into the town of Cambridge. When viewed from the east or west, the mountain has the appearance of a (quite elongated) human profile, with distinct forehead, nose, lips, chin, and Adam's apple. These features are most recognizable when viewed from the east; unlike most human faces, the chin is the highest point. The Abenaki describe the mountain as having the appearance of a moose. Located in Mount Mansfield State Forest, the mountain is used for various recreational and commercial purposes. "The Nose" is home to transmitter towers for a number of regional radio and TV stations. There are many hiking trails, including the Long Trail, which traverses the main ridgeline. In addition, the east flank of the mountain is used by the Stowe Mountain Resort for winter skiing. A popular tourist activity is to drive the 4.5-mile (7.2 km) toll road, a steep, mostly unpaved road with several hairpin turns, from the Stowe Base Lodge to "The Nose" and then hike along the ridge to "The Chin." Mount Mansfield is one of three locations in Vermont where true alpine tundra survives from the Ice Ages. A few acres exist on Camel's Hump and Mount Abraham nearby and to the south, but Mount Mansfield's summit still holds about 200 acres (81 ha). In 1980, the Mount Mansfield Natural Area was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q573840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1340 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 18.0 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 18 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 19 mi
- Granite Steps · 21 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Adams Apple: 0.3 mi
- Lower Lip: 0.4 mi
- Bear Head: 0.6 mi
- Upper Lip: 0.7 mi
- The Nose: 1.2 mi
- Underhill State Park: 1.6 mi
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 3.6 mi
- Adams Camp: 4.6 mi
- Sterling Forest: 4.6 mi
- Morristown Town Forest: 6.0 mi
- Casey's Hill: 4.0 mi
- Moore Park: 4.9 mi
- Thompson Park: 6.1 mi
- Veterans' Park: 6.6 mi
- Chase Park: 6.7 mi
- Halfway House: 1.4 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 1.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 7.6 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 9.5 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 9.5 mi
- Devil's Dishpan: 2.6 mi
- Birnies Nose: 5.8 mi
- Main Face: 8.9 mi
- Wild West Wall: 9.0 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 9.1 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 8.3 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 8.5 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 9.5 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 10.6 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 7.2 mi
- Poland Covered Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 8.5 mi
- Journey's End: 9.9 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 13.7 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Bingham Falls: 3.0 mi
- Gorge: 4.7 mi
- Olga's Falls: 7.4 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 8.7 mi
- Sloping Falls: 8.7 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 5.4 mi
- The Finger: 12.0 mi
- Reverence: 17.6 mi
- Catamount Statue: 19.5 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 19.6 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 14.1 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 20.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 20.9 mi
- Texaco Beach: 20.9 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 21.1 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 15.7 mi
- Accès rivière: 16.6 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 15.1 mi
- Big Spring: 1.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Mount Mansfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Apple | NE 47° | 1,256 m | 0.3 mi |
| Lower Lip | SSW 198° | 1,256 m | 0.4 mi |
| The Nose | S 182° | 1,225 m | 1.2 mi |
| Upper Lip | SSW 192° | 1,208 m | 0.7 mi |
| Bear Head | NNE 27° | 1,192 m | 0.6 mi |
| The Forehead | S 187° | 1,189 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | S 191° | 1,123 m | 6.7 mi |
| Madonna Peak | ENE 66° | 1,107 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:26 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7684232186
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 9 mi
- Jericho · 9 mi
- Richmond · 13 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Chittenden County · 15 mi
- Williston · 16 mi
Take the scenic way to Mount Mansfield.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.