Peak · Vermont
South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 688 m in Vermont. Mount Ellen stands 1,234 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
Wikidata Q49075971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 688 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.09950, -73.04928
- 9.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 19.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 25.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- limited view southeast · 21 mi
- Overlook View · 26 mi
- C Nature area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Eagle Park: 1.8 mi
- Sycamore Park: 2.2 mi
- Lord's Prayer Rock: 2.3 mi
- Winona Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- New Haven Commons: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Deer Leap Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.1 mi
- Alder Hill: 3.6 mi
- The Cobble: 3.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 37
- Bristol Ledge: 2.9 mi
- Marble Ledge: 5.6 mi
- Sunset Ledge: 6.1 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 6.6 mi
- Tower 5: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Camels Hump State Forest: 6.7 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 6.9 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 7.6 mi
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 5.6 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Court Square: 8.3 mi
- Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions: 8.3 mi
- Middlebury to Her Soldiers: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 18
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 10.0 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 15.2 mi
- Nature preserve: 15.8 mi
- Audubon Vermont: 17.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Sheldon Museum: 8.5 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 9.1 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Robeby Museum: 12.6 mi
- Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 16
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 8.7 mi
- King Kong: 8.8 mi
- Youbie Obie: 8.8 mi
- Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI: 8.8 mi
- Smog: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Bartlett Falls: 1.9 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 4.9 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 4.9 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 6.6 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 20.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 20.7 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.7 mi
- Accès rivière: 21.9 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Middlebury Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Formal Garden: 23.4 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.4 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 5
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 10.8 mi
- Westport Beach: 19.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 20.4 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 20.7 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Robert Frost Wayside: 10.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ellen | NE 55° | 1,234 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Abraham | ENE 76° | 1,223 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | ENE 72° | 1,212 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cutts Peak | ENE 58° | 1,198 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Abe | ENE 73° | 1,189 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | SE 141° | 1,165 m | 8.6 mi |
| Nancy Hanks Peak | ENE 69° | 1,158 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Wilson | SE 137° | 1,147 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lincoln, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555285
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 8 mi
- Waitsfield · 13 mi
- Hinesburg · 16 mi
- Charlotte · 18 mi
- Westport · 20 mi
- Essex · 21 mi
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