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Owlshead Mountain

Owlshead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Owlshead Mountain rises to 553 m in Vermont. Signal Mountain stands 1,013 m to the south-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettle Pond State Park, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
553 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.29645, -72.29538

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 46
Attractions: 22
  • A.M. Foster Bridge: 8.9 mi
  • Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
  • Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks: 12.3 mi
  • Rock of ages Quarry: 13.7 mi
  • Hubbard Tower: 14.1 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 5
  • Marshfield Ledges: 2.3 mi
  • Sawyers Ledge: 21.4 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 21.9 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 21.9 mi
  • Lasso Ledge: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cheever Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Ogontz Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Moss Glen Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Waits River Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Cadys falls: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shady Rill Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Moore Dam Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Accès rivière: 21.2 mi
  • Runaway Pond: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 12.9 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Beavin & Sons: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lac Littleton: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Owlshead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainSSW 193°1,013 m6.4 mi
Butterfield MountainSSW 196°952 m8.1 mi
Burnt MountainSSW 199°945 m6.8 mi
Knox MountainSSW 198°934 m9.5 mi
Spruce MountainSW 215°902 m5.2 mi
Cow HillNNE 33°781 m6.8 mi
Lookout MountainNE 37°762 m5.9 mi
Little Spruce MountainS 187°758 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:02
June solstice05:0619:5320:37
September equinox06:3718:1018:49
December solstice07:2315:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626395261676557443321
Precip in2.72.42.63.23.64.64.73.43.54.32.83.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1458867 — Owlshead Mountain, Caledonia County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356554037

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