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Terrible Mountain

Terrible Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Terrible Mountain rises to 873 m in Vermont. Peru Peak stands 1,041 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Boynton Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

Terrible Mountain is a summit in Windsor County, Vermont, in the United States. With an elevation of 2,882 feet (878 m), Terrible Mountain is the 214th highest summit in the state of Vermont. Terrible Mountain was likely so named by early settlers due to its terrain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q21072762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
873 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.31364, -72.74349

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Weston Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Farrar Park: 2.9 mi
  • Dorsey Park: 5.8 mi
  • Lowell Lake State Park: 6.0 mi
  • Pingree Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 24
Waterfalls: 11
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 8.5 mi
  • McGinn Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Hamilton Falls: 12.3 mi
Covered bridges: 10
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Art Gallery: 6.9 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 13.2 mi
  • Bear: 16.0 mi
  • Stratton Bear: 17.5 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
  • Corona Beach: 22.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 15.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Terrible Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peru PeakW 262°1,041 m9.9 mi
Styles PeakWSW 254°1,028 m10.2 mi
Ludlow MountainN 356°1,012 m6.3 mi
Bromley MountainWSW 239°1,000 m11.5 mi
South MountainNNW 347°968 m4.5 mi
Mount TaborW 259°933 m11.4 mi
Pete Parent PeakW 274°897 m8.1 mi
Glebe MountainS 186°891 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1219:5220:36
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:2115:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425564696759473626
Precip in3.82.73.53.83.94.64.03.93.84.93.64.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461518 — Terrible Mountain, Windsor County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356555307

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