Peak · Vermont
Nancy Hanks Peak
Nancy Hanks Peak rises to 1,158 m in Vermont. Mount Ellen stands 1,234 m to the north, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.13313, -72.92881
- 3.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 24.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 25.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 8 mi
- Overlook View · 26 mi
- C Nature area · 27 mi
- limited view southeast · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lincoln Peak: 0.4 mi
- Little Abe: 0.5 mi
- Mount Abraham: 1.0 mi
- Cutts Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Ellen: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Eagle Park: 5.3 mi
- Mad River Green: 5.7 mi
- Lord's Prayer Rock: 6.9 mi
- Winona Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Sycamore Park: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 38
- Sunset Ledge: 3.1 mi
- Tower 5: 4.6 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 6.9 mi
- Marble Ledge: 11.8 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Camels Hump State Forest: 3.6 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 6.9 mi
- Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area: 6.9 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 21
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 12.8 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Slaughterhouse Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 11.5 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 12.2 mi
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 13.2 mi
- Statue of Capt. Alden Partridge: 13.3 mi
- Court Square: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 17
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 14.9 mi
- King Kong: 14.9 mi
- Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI: 14.9 mi
- Youbie Obie: 14.9 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 15.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 6.5 mi
- Sullivan Museum & History Center: 13.3 mi
- Norwich University Museum: 13.3 mi
- Sheldon Museum: 14.6 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Warren Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bartlett Falls: 5.9 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 8.9 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 10.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 10.4 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Warren Covered Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Middlebury Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Accès rivière: 16.1 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Robert Frost Wayside: 12.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 4.4 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 10.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Nancy Hanks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | N 360° | 1,234 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Abraham | SSW 203° | 1,223 m | 1.0 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | S 174° | 1,212 m | 0.4 mi |
| Cutts Peak | N 2° | 1,198 m | 1.4 mi |
| Little Abe | S 182° | 1,189 m | 0.5 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | S 184° | 1,165 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Wilson | S 179° | 1,147 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Ethan Allen | NNE 11° | 1,120 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:29 | 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 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lincoln, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461198 — Nancy Hanks Peak, Washington County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356555162
Day trips start here
- Waitsfield · 6 mi
- Middlebury · 14 mi
- Hinesburg · 16 mi
- Richmond · 19 mi
- Bolton Valley · 20 mi
- Charlotte · 20 mi
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