Peak · Vermont
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak rises to 409 m in Vermont. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the north-northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Rock, a peak 1.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Windsor County, Vermont, USA.
Wikidata Q49061221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 409 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.39478, -72.47342
- 3.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 10 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- Mt Tom · 16 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pinnacle Rock: 1.1 mi
- Goulden Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Butterfield Hill: 2.2 mi
- Little Ascutney Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Downer Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Weathersfield Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
- North Springfield Lake Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Romaine Tenney Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Little Ascutney State Wildlife Manage Area: 3.0 mi
- Wilgus State Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Lord State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 5.9 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 8.1 mi
- Judkins Farm County Land: 8.7 mi
Museums: 32
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 5.0 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 7.0 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 9.9 mi
- The Fort at No 4: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 1.9 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 3.7 mi
- Indian Stones: 4.7 mi
- The Gage Accident: 6.8 mi
- American Precision Museum: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 19
- Smith's clothespin: 6.6 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Art Gallery: 20.7 mi
- The Wrecker: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 17
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 17.2 mi
- Corona Beach: 17.9 mi
- Dewey Beach: 19.7 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hidden Falls: 3.7 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 4.5 mi
- Sumner Falls: 12.5 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 13.0 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 13.1 mi
Covered bridges: 10
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 10
- Green Mountain Railroad: 10.5 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 19.2 mi
- Lyman Point: 19.3 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Blue Star Garden: 6.6 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 23.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Blueberry Ledges: 15.3 mi
- Table Rock: 18.1 mi
- Bouldering: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Pikes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | NNE 16° | 954 m | 3.5 mi |
| Ascutney North | NNE 17° | 944 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ascutney South | NNE 20° | 880 m | 3.1 mi |
| Hawks Mountain | WSW 251° | 645 m | 5.7 mi |
| Keyes Mountain | NW 322° | 642 m | 8.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 296° | 618 m | 8.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | E 89° | 611 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ball Hill | WSW 254° | 570 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:31 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1458968 — Pikes Peak, Windsor County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554093
Day trips start here
- Brownsville · 5 mi
- Claremont · 6 mi
- Cornish · 7 mi
- Windsor · 7 mi
- Woodstock · 16 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 18 mi
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