Peak · Vermont
Riford Hill
Riford Hill rises to 516 m in Vermont. Bread Loaf Mountain stands 1,165 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 1.8 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068529, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 516 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.94062, -72.74177
- 6.0 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 12 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 18 mi
- Mt Tom · 24 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Twin Peaks: 1.8 mi
- Skidoo Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Deer Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Braintree Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Cushman: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Mount Cushman State Park: 3.5 mi
- Randolph-Town Recreation Center: 3.6 mi
- VTC Amillary VII Quad: 6.8 mi
- Granville State Reservation: 7.6 mi
- Bethel Bandshell & Common: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 14.3 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 14.7 mi
- Williamstown Town Forest: 15.0 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 5.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Bethel Village Historic District: 9.2 mi
- Honor Roll: 10.7 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 11.0 mi
Museums: 20
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 4.0 mi
- Norwich University Museum: 14.2 mi
- Sullivan Museum & History Center: 14.2 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 15.7 mi
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 20
- Climate Change Yacht Club: 9.6 mi
- Brookfield Floating Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 11.0 mi
- No. 13 School House: 11.8 mi
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 17
- Whale Dance: 5.7 mi
- Big Frog: 6.9 mi
- Queen Connie: 18.4 mi
- Around and About: 22.0 mi
- LOVE: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Moss Glen Falls: 7.6 mi
- Texas Falls: 8.0 mi
- Warren Falls: 12.3 mi
- Falls of Lana: 16.2 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Silent Cliff: 10.1 mi
- The Great Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Sunset Ledge: 13.7 mi
- Top Rock: 19.6 mi
- Deer Leap: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 11
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- South Royalton Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Robert Frost Wayside: 13.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- White River Swimming Spot: 13.8 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 14.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Riford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread Loaf Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,165 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WNW 296° | 1,147 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | WNW 302° | 1,073 m | 10.3 mi |
| Battell Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,043 m | 10.2 mi |
| Little Hans Peak | NW 307° | 1,013 m | 10.1 mi |
| Boyce Mountain | WNW 283° | 989 m | 10.1 mi |
| Monastery Mountain | WSW 257° | 983 m | 10.0 mi |
| Adams Mountain | NNW 335° | 978 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:29 | 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 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356554225
Day trips start here
- Waitsfield · 18 mi
- Middlebury · 21 mi
- Woodstock · 24 mi
- Norwich · 26 mi
- Quechee · 26 mi
- Hanover · 28 mi
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