Stark Mountain
Stark Mountain rises to 1,116 m in Vermont. Camels Hump stands 1,243 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower 5, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Stark Mountain (also known as General Stark Mountain) is a mountain in the Green Mountains in the U.S. state of Vermont. Located in the town of Fayston in Washington County, the mountain summit is 3,662 feet (1,116 m) in elevation. Stark Mountain is named after General John Stark, hero of the Battle of Bennington fought in 1777.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49077697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1116 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 22.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 29.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 7 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 19 mi
- C Nature area · 24 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ellen: 1.7 mi
- Cutts Peak: 2.1 mi
- Baby Stark Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Molly Stark Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mad River Green: 4.5 mi
- Eagle Park: 6.7 mi
- Lord's Prayer Rock: 7.9 mi
- Winona Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Willowell Foundation: 9.7 mi
- Camels Hump State Forest: 1.8 mi
- Camels Hump State Forest: 1.9 mi
- Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area: 3.4 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 5.3 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 5.5 mi
- Tower 5: 1.1 mi
- Sunset Ledge: 6.7 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 7.6 mi
- Thieves' Wall: 12.4 mi
- Bog Wall: 12.8 mi
- B-24J bomber crash memorial plaque: 9.9 mi
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 12.4 mi
- Statue of Capt. Alden Partridge: 13.7 mi
- Old Round Church: 15.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Audubon Vermont: 11.7 mi
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Slaughterhouse Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 17.1 mi
- King Kong: 17.1 mi
- Youbie Obie: 17.1 mi
- Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI: 17.2 mi
- Smog: 17.2 mi
- Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design: 5.2 mi
- Birds of Vermont Museum: 12.2 mi
- Sullivan Museum & History Center: 13.7 mi
- Norwich University Museum: 13.7 mi
- Robeby Museum: 15.5 mi
- Warren Falls: 6.9 mi
- Bartlett Falls: 7.0 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 12.1 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 12.9 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 13.0 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 21.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 22.7 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 5.0 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 20.7 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 23.8 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 23.9 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 23.9 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Accès rivière: 13.5 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 20.5 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 16.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
- Lucky Seven: 13.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Stark Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camels Hump | NNE 13° | 1,243 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Ellen | S 180° | 1,234 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Abraham | S 185° | 1,223 m | 4.4 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | S 179° | 1,212 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cutts Peak | S 179° | 1,198 m | 2.1 mi |
| Little Abe | S 180° | 1,189 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | S 183° | 1,165 m | 12.6 mi |
| Nancy Hanks Peak | S 180° | 1,158 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:55 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:29 | 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 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waitsfield 2 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461466 — Stark Mountain, Washington County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356555292
Day trips start here
- Waitsfield · 5 mi
- Hinesburg · 13 mi
- Bolton Valley · 16 mi
- Richmond · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 17 mi
- Charlotte · 18 mi
Take the scenic way to Stark Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.