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Sawyer Rocks

Sawyer Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Sawyer Rocks rises to 717 m in Vermont. Shrewsbury Peak stands 1,122 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Upper Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
717 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.44729, -72.74121

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 21
  • Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly: 4.6 mi
  • President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 6.2 mi
  • Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 7.9 mi
  • The Old Mill Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Farrar-Mansur House: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Irene Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 13.6 mi
Covered bridges: 12
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Art Gallery: 15.6 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 16.2 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 16.2 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 16.5 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Blueberry Ledges: 8.7 mi
  • Lower Tier: 15.7 mi
  • Deer Leap: 15.7 mi
  • Upper Tier: 15.7 mi
  • Top Rock: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Sawyer Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shrewsbury PeakNNW 340°1,122 m9.6 mi
Ludlow MountainS 190°1,012 m3.0 mi
Salt Ash MountainNNW 337°1,002 m4.2 mi
Smith PeakNNW 347°975 m9.2 mi
South MountainSSW 193°968 m5.0 mi
Bear MountainNNW 340°941 m4.6 mi
Terrible MountainS 181°873 m9.2 mi
Peabody HillSSW 210°859 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1119:5220:36
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:2115:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425564696759473626
Precip in3.82.73.53.83.94.64.03.93.84.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554356

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