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Mount Putnam

Mount Putnam, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Putnam rises to 1,110 m in Vermont. The Nose stands 1,225 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

Mount Putnam is a mountain located on the border between Washington County and Lamoille County, Vermont, in the Putnam State Forest. Mount Putnam, the high point of the Worcester Range, is flanked to the northeast by Mount Worcester, and to the southwest by Mount Hunger. It is the sixth most prominent peak in Vermont. The summit is in Washington County, but the mountain extends into Lamoille County as well. Mount Putnam stands within the watershed of the Winooski River, which drains into Lake Champlain, and ultimately into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Canada. The north side of Mount Putnam drains into Gold Brook, thence into the Little River and the Winooski River. The west side of Mt. Putnam drains into Thatcher Brook, and thence into the Winooski. The east side of Mt. Putnam drains into Minister Brook, thence into the North Branch of the Winooski River.

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Wikidata Q6923096, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1110 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.41841, -72.63834

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Stowe Village Green: 4.0 mi
  • Lintilhac Park: 4.0 mi
  • Field "G" (the Dog Park): 4.2 mi
  • Moscow Field: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • Revolution Wall: 10.9 mi
  • Devil's Dishpan: 10.9 mi
  • Bog Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Terra Incognita: 11.2 mi
  • 82 Crag: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 18
  • Stowe Bowl: 5.1 mi
  • Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 6.8 mi
  • Flavor Graveyard: 6.9 mi
  • Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks: 10.2 mi
  • Hubbard Tower: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Moss Glen Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Gorge: 9.2 mi
  • Bingham Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Olga's Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Cadys falls: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Beavin & Sons: 12.3 mi
  • Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 15.3 mi
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 18.6 mi
  • The Finger: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Punch Bowl swimming hole: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 11.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Mount Putnam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The NoseNW 311°1,225 m11.5 mi
The ForeheadNW 309°1,189 m11.4 mi
Bolton MountainWNW 282°1,123 m10.2 mi
Madonna PeakNNW 329°1,107 m11.5 mi
Mount HungerSSW 192°1,083 m1.6 mi
Ricker MountainW 271°1,035 m9.4 mi
Dewey MountainWNW 300°1,013 m10.4 mi
Spruce PeakNW 322°1,013 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:0719:5520:39
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:2415:2616:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172028415463676558463524
Precip in3.22.83.13.74.34.94.84.43.44.33.63.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester 2 W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7472058301

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