Mt Ascutney
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Mt Ascutney rises to 954 m in Vermont. Ascutney North stands 944 m to the northeast, 0.2 miles off. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Mount Ascutney is a mountain in the U.S. state of Vermont. At 3,144 feet (958 m), it is the highest peak in Windsor County. Mount Ascutney is a monadnock that rises abruptly from the surrounding lowlands. For example, the Windsor Trail is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) to the summit with 2,514 feet (766 m) of elevation gain and an overall 18% grade. The mountain's base straddles several villages — Ascutney, Brownsville, Windsor, and West Windsor — and it is located only several miles off exit 8 on Interstate 91 in Mount Ascutney State Park. The mountain itself is visible from the top of Mount Washington, seventy miles away.
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Wikidata Q2260149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 954 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 7 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Mt Tom · 13 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ascutney North: 0.2 mi
- Ascutney South: 0.5 mi
- Pierson Peak: 2.3 mi
- Little Ascutney Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Horseback Ridge: 2.9 mi
- Ascutney State Park: 0.8 mi
- Little Ascutney State Wildlife Manage Area: 2.2 mi
- Mt. Ascutney State Park: 2.4 mi
- Ascutney Park: 3.4 mi
- Romaine Tenney Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 4.3 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Lord State Forest: 5.1 mi
- Plainfield Sanctuary: 7.8 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 9.7 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 4.1 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 8.5 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 8.9 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 12.8 mi
- Woodstock History Center: 13.0 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 0.2 mi
- American Precision Museum: 3.9 mi
- Indian Stones: 4.1 mi
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 5.3 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 10.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.2 mi
- The Wrecker: 17.9 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 19.6 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 15.8 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 17.5 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 17.6 mi
- South Cove Beach: 17.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 0.8 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 1.2 mi
- Sumner Falls: 9.1 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 13.6 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 13.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 13.9 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 15.7 mi
- Lyman Point: 15.8 mi
- Tipping Rock: 17.1 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 13.7 mi
- Bouldering: 19.8 mi
- Table Rock: 21.4 mi
- Deer Leap: 24.3 mi
- Lower Tier: 24.4 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 10.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 20.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 13.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Mt Ascutney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascutney North | NE 37° | 944 m | 0.2 mi |
| Ascutney South | SSE 164° | 880 m | 0.5 mi |
| Hawks Mountain | SW 230° | 645 m | 8.2 mi |
| Keyes Mountain | WNW 296° | 642 m | 6.7 mi |
| Star Hill | W 262° | 536 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hardy Hill | W 261° | 530 m | 5.8 mi |
| Little Ascutney Mountain | WSW 243° | 525 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bowen Hill | W 276° | 514 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Springfield Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461813 — Mount Ascutney, Windsor County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356555378
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