Peak · Vermont
Rochester Mountain
Rochester Mountain rises to 868 m in Vermont. Round Mountain stands 1,018 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 868 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.86673, -72.74761
- 7.3 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 8 mi
- Mt Tom · 20 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 20 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lee Hill: 1.0 mi
- Alexander Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pauls Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mount Cushman: 2.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Mount Cushman State Park: 1.9 mi
- Common: 5.6 mi
- Randolph-Town Recreation Center: 5.6 mi
- Rood State Park: 5.8 mi
- Bethel Bandshell & Common: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 10.3 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 10.8 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 11.9 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Civil War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Honor Roll: 5.6 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 5.9 mi
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 6.0 mi
- Bethel Village Historic District: 6.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 14.0 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 17.8 mi
- Brandon Museum: 17.9 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 20
- Asael Smith Farm: 10.4 mi
- No. 13 School House: 10.9 mi
- Stephen Mack Sawmill building: 12.9 mi
- School Site: 13.7 mi
- Climate Change Yacht Club: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 19
- Whale Dance: 8.0 mi
- Big Frog: 8.8 mi
- Queen Connie: 17.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Oculus: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Texas Falls: 9.0 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 11.6 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
- Falls of Lana: 15.9 mi
- Warren Falls: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Silent Cliff: 10.8 mi
- The Great Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Top Rock: 14.6 mi
- Deer Leap: 14.6 mi
- Upper Tier: 14.6 mi
Covered bridges: 12
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Flint Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- South Royalton Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- White River Swimming Spot: 11.8 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Robert Frost Wayside: 14.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Rochester Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,018 m | 7.7 mi |
| Monastery Mountain | WNW 286° | 983 m | 9.9 mi |
| Philadelphia Peak | WNW 289° | 967 m | 7.3 mi |
| Corporation Mountain | WSW 248° | 954 m | 7.0 mi |
| Braintree Mountain | NNW 343° | 914 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 271° | 910 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gillespie Mountain | NW 314° | 895 m | 8.9 mi |
| Skidoo Mountain | NNW 343° | 884.2 m | 5.6 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 | 15:30 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459227 — Rochester Mountain, Windsor County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554248
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 20 mi
- Middlebury · 22 mi
- Quechee · 22 mi
- Waitsfield · 23 mi
- Norwich · 24 mi
- Hanover · 26 mi
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