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Shrewsbury Peak

Shrewsbury Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Shrewsbury Peak rises to 1,122 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the north-northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

Shrewsbury Peak is a mountain located in Rutland County, Vermont, in the Calvin Coolidge State Forest. The mountain is part of the Coolidge Range. Shrewsbury is flanked to the northwest by Little Killington. The northeast slopes of Shrewsbury Peak drain into Madden Brook, thence into the Ottauquechee River, the Connecticut River, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The southeast slopes of Shrewsbury Peak drain into Woodward Reservoir, thence into the Ottauquechee River. The south end of Shrewsbury Peak drains into Tinker Brook, thence into the headwaters of the Black River, another tributary of Connecticut River. The southwest slopes of Shrewsbury Peak drain into Gould Brook, thence into the Cold River, and Otter Creek, which drains into Lake Champlain, and thence into the Richelieu River in Québec, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The west side of Shrewsbury Peak drains into Sargent Brook, thence into Gould Brook and the Cold River. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, and Vermont's Long Trail run through the Coolidge Range, about 1.5 miles (2 km) northwest of Shrewsbury Peak.

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Wikidata Q7503686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1122 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.57812, -72.80538

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 35
  • Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 5.2 mi
  • Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 5.2 mi
  • Edward Hastings Ripley: 7.9 mi
  • Doug Casella: 7.9 mi
  • Paul P Harris: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Museums: 20
Attractions: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Irene Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Lower Tier: 6.1 mi
  • Deer Leap: 6.2 mi
  • Upper Tier: 6.2 mi
  • Top Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 6.7 mi
Covered bridges: 9
Artworks: 7
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 8.9 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 9.0 mi
  • Oculus: 9.6 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • Mandala II: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 20.6 mi
  • White River Swimming Spot: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Shrewsbury Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakNNW 338°1,293 m2.0 mi
Pico PeakNNW 340°1,206 m4.5 mi
Little KillingtonNW 314°1,194 m1.4 mi
Mendon PeakWNW 300°1,170 m2.4 mi
Skye PeakN 6°1,158 m2.1 mi
Ramshead PeakNNW 345°1,100 m3.4 mi
Snowdon PeakNNW 345°1,095 m2.7 mi
Salt Ash MountainSSE 163°1,002 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554437

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