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Nelson Hill

Nelson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nelson Hill rises to 513 m in Vermont. Gore Mountain stands 1,015 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Holland Historical Society Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056711, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
513 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.98032, -72.07038

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 11
  • Derby Town Forest: 3.2 mi
  • Derby Center Village Forest: 5.6 mi
  • Derby Town Forest: 7.7 mi
  • Black River Streambank: 12.2 mi
  • Coventry Town Forest: 13.0 mi
Museums: 10
Parks: 9
  • Parc du Cercle des Pierres: 2.3 mi
  • Portus Baxter Park: 2.3 mi
  • Parc Banting Holmes: 2.3 mi
  • Place Henry Seth Taylor: 2.3 mi
  • Gardner Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Balm of Gilead Beach: 4.5 mi
  • ROL Camp Beach: 13.8 mi
  • North Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Campers' Beach: 16.7 mi
  • South Beach: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Island Pond Covered Footbridge: 14.7 mi
  • Lord's Creek Covered Bridge: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Bald Hill: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Nelson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainESE 107°1,015 m14.2 mi
Bald MountainSSE 165°1,010 m15.3 mi
Middle MountainESE 110°899 m12.5 mi
Round MountainESE 103°894 m14.2 mi
Black MountainESE 103°870 m16.2 mi
Goodwin MountainSSE 168°852 m14.6 mi
Bluff MountainSE 130°850 m13.2 mi
Bluff Mountain (Low Summit)SE 126°846 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:01
June solstice05:0219:5420:39
September equinox06:3618:0918:48
December solstice07:2415:2116:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405362676558453321
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.94.54.54.43.94.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356553933

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