Peak · Vermont
Sisson Hill
Sisson Hill rises to 160 m in Vermont. Old Fort Mountain stands 623 m to the west-southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnum Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 160 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.88200, -73.32928
- 3.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 21.6 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 24.9 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 15 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 27 mi
- Overlook View · 27 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barnum Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hardigan Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mutton Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cutting Hill: 3.6 mi
- Phelps Rocks: 3.7 mi
Parks: 58
- Carrilon Park: 4.8 mi
- Richville Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 5.0 mi
- East Creek Waterfowl Area: 5.3 mi
- Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Signal Buoy Island: 4.9 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 5.7 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Cook mountain: 7.0 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 34
- Blue Ledge: 7.8 mi
- White Ledge: 8.1 mi
- Roger's Slide: 9.0 mi
- Rogers Slide: 9.1 mi
- Jolly Roger Slab: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Liberty Monument: 5.8 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 10.4 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 10.8 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 11.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 5.2 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 10.7 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Falls of Carrilon: 5.1 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 11.6 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 12.1 mi
- Falls of Lana: 13.4 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 13
- Queen Connie: 11.3 mi
- LOVE: 11.4 mi
- Around and About: 11.4 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 11.4 mi
- Bench and Table: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 12.4 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 12.8 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Island: 21.0 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 5.2 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 5.3 mi
- Nature preserve: 12.7 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Black Point Public Beach: 7.7 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 12.4 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 12.7 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 13.2 mi
- Westport Beach: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 3.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 3.9 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.6 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Robert Frost Wayside: 16.9 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Sisson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Mountain | WSW 252° | 623 m | 9.5 mi |
| Blanchard Mountain | WSW 244° | 573 m | 11.1 mi |
| Abes Hill | WSW 250° | 560 m | 11.0 mi |
| Hogan Hill | WNW 293° | 493 m | 11.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 285° | 482 m | 6.7 mi |
| Keeney Mountain | W 276° | 468 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bulwagga Mountain | NW 313° | 435 m | 10.0 mi |
| Wells Hill | WSW 239° | 421 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459523 — Sisson Hill, Addison County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554454
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 7 mi
- Middlebury · 12 mi
- Lake George · 22 mi
- Westport · 22 mi
- Elizabethtown · 25 mi
- Essex · 30 mi
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