Peak · Vermont
The Cape
The Cape rises to 799 m in Vermont. Farr Peak stands 1,071 m to the east, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Goshen Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 799 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.80812, -72.98650
- 8.9 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 10 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 25 mi
- Mt Tom · 26 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lead Mine Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Goshen Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Chaffee Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Waste Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Nickwaket: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Library Green: 5.0 mi
- Monument Park: 5.0 mi
- Bradbury State Park: 5.0 mi
- Seminary Park: 5.1 mi
- Brandon Central Park: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 28
- The Great Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Silent Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Barber Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Top Rock: 12.5 mi
- Upper Tier: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Crown Point Road Monument: 8.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 10.8 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 10.9 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Goshen Town Forest: 0.7 mi
- Brandon Town Forest: 1.9 mi
- Pittsford Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 3.4 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 19
- Queen Connie: 7.9 mi
- Oculus: 13.3 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 14.0 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 14.0 mi
- Around and About: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Falls of Lana: 7.6 mi
- Texas Falls: 9.8 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
- Mead's Falls: 14.2 mi
Museums: 12
- Brandon Museum: 5.4 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 6.9 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 10.3 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 12.6 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 10
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 10.4 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 12.9 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 15.8 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 8
- Japanese Garden: 11.6 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 16.1 mi
Covered bridges: 7
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Point Public Beach: 22.5 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 23.3 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Robert Frost Wayside: 10.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of The Cape. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farr Peak | E 88° | 1,071 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,061 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SE 125° | 1,027 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,024 m | 3.3 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | N 6° | 1,019 m | 4.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | E 84° | 1,018 m | 5.1 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,002 m | 1.7 mi |
| Blue Ridge Mountain | SSE 155° | 990 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461525 — The Cape, Rutland County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356555309
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 16 mi
- Crown Point · 24 mi
- Woodstock · 27 mi
- Waitsfield · 28 mi
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