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Richardson Mountain

Richardson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Richardson Mountain rises to 365 m in Vermont. Cooper Hill stands 782 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49068446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.87520, -72.63464

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Old Muster Ground: 2.9 mi
  • Creamery Bridge Park: 3.0 mi
  • Living Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Whetsone Park: 3.4 mi
  • Crowell Playground: 3.8 mi
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 21
  • Hinsdale Raceway: 7.0 mi
  • Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.1 mi
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 13.6 mi
  • Oya Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Mine Ledge: 5.2 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 17.0 mi
  • Table Rock: 17.6 mi
  • Table Rock: 20.5 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Wolves Den: 17.8 mi
  • rock scramble: 17.8 mi
  • rock overhang: 17.8 mi
  • hole in wall: 18.0 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 18.5 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Molly Stark: 12.0 mi
  • Reaching: 18.3 mi
  • Baseball: 18.3 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 18.3 mi
  • Aurora: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Covered bridges: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Green Mountain Beach: 9.1 mi
  • The Ledges: 12.5 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 21.0 mi
  • Corona Beach: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Richardson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooper HillWNW 299°782 m10.8 mi
Mount OlgaW 259°737 m8.7 mi
Hogback MountainW 266°725 m7.8 mi
Higley HillW 279°688 m8.0 mi
Jolly MountainSW 214°615 m8.1 mi
Blue MountainSW 234°610 m7.7 mi
Lyman HillWSW 257°607 m5.0 mi
Central MountainW 268°607 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1319:5020:33
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:1915:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222332455564706860493828
Precip in3.13.03.63.83.45.14.84.24.04.63.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554221

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