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Quimby Mountain

Quimby Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Quimby Mountain rises to 793 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the south-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylors Pinnacle, a peak 1.2 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
793 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.68701, -72.75094

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 46
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 3.0 mi
  • Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 10.2 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 38
  • Orested Augustus Brownson: 6.6 mi
  • Honor Roll: 6.9 mi
  • Edward Hastings Ripley: 9.2 mi
  • Doug Casella: 9.2 mi
  • Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Civil War Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 12.7 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 12.7 mi
  • Oculus: 12.9 mi
  • Whale Dance: 18.7 mi
Museums: 20
Waterfalls: 15
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Irene Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 4.8 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 13.4 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 16.0 mi
  • School Site: 16.6 mi
  • No. 13 School House: 16.7 mi
Covered bridges: 13
Cliffs: 9
  • Deer Leap: 4.4 mi
  • Top Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Tier: 4.4 mi
  • Lower Tier: 4.4 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 20.6 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Quimby Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakSSW 211°1,293 m6.7 mi
Pico PeakSW 232°1,206 m5.4 mi
Little KillingtonSSW 209°1,194 m7.6 mi
Mendon PeakSW 217°1,170 m7.9 mi
Skye PeakSSW 204°1,158 m6.0 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSSW 200°1,122 m8.0 mi
Ramshead PeakSW 220°1,100 m5.5 mi
Snowdon PeakSW 215°1,095 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1019:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:2215:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425463676659473726
Precip in3.52.83.43.83.85.25.14.53.95.03.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555208

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