Peak · Vermont
Saxon Hill
Saxon Hill rises to 294 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitcomb Meadow Natural Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 294 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.48838, -73.02346
- 7.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 19.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 22.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 7 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 8 mi
- Granite Steps · 10 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Whitcomb Meadow Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Myers Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Saxonhollow Park: 1.4 mi
- Forestdale Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Old Mill Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Laisdell Hill: 2.2 mi
- Indian Lookout: 2.7 mi
- Birch Hill: 3.6 mi
- The Cobble: 4.5 mi
- Cap Hill: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Mathieu Town Forest: 2.4 mi
- Overlook Park: 4.6 mi
- Indian Brook Park: 5.0 mi
- Woodside Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Saint Michael's College Natural Area: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Chittenden Mills: 1.6 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 1.7 mi
- Old Round Church: 6.3 mi
- Colonel Donald G. Cook, USMC Memorial Statue: 6.8 mi
- Ethan Allen: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 29
- The Wall: 2.9 mi
- Powerline A-Line: 2.9 mi
- Birnies Nose: 7.2 mi
- Main Face: 7.3 mi
- Wild West Wall: 7.4 mi
Museums: 26
- The Old Red Mill: 1.6 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 6.7 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 8.6 mi
- Birds of Vermont Museum: 9.5 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Winooski Falls: 7.9 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 8.7 mi
- Olga's Falls: 9.5 mi
- Fairfax Falls: 11.4 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 14
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 6.1 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 9.8 mi
- Audubon Vermont: 9.9 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 12.9 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 12
- Williston Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 5.6 mi
- Reverence: 6.6 mi
- Catamount Statue: 8.7 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 8.7 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 11
- Blodgett Beach: 9.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 10.0 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 10.1 mi
- Texaco Beach: 10.3 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 10.4 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 4.8 mi
- Accès rivière: 19.1 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 4.5 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 4.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 12.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Saxon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | ENE 69° | 1,340 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lower Lip | ENE 71° | 1,256 m | 10.8 mi |
| Adams Apple | ENE 69° | 1,256 m | 11.2 mi |
| The Nose | ENE 76° | 1,225 m | 10.6 mi |
| Upper Lip | ENE 73° | 1,208 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bear Head | ENE 67° | 1,192 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Forehead | ENE 77° | 1,189 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,123 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:28 | 16:16 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Junction 1 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459394 — Saxon Hill, Chittenden County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554359
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 2 mi
- Chittenden County · 4 mi
- Essex · 4 mi
- Williston · 5 mi
- Richmond · 6 mi
- South Burlington · 7 mi
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