The Darning Needle
The Darning Needle rises to 880 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Daves Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 880 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 3 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 17 mi
- Mt Tom · 18 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Daves Peak: 1.1 mi
- Hedgehog Knoll: 2.1 mi
- South Hill: 2.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 2.9 mi
- Doubleday Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Common: 5.9 mi
- Valley Park: 6.3 mi
- Rutland City Forest: 7.1 mi
- Northwood Park: 7.9 mi
- Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 8.2 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 5.8 mi
- Honor Roll: 5.9 mi
- Doug Casella: 7.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Wilson Castle: 12.4 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 3.9 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Giffords Woods State Park: 4.7 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 5.5 mi
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 8.9 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 9.5 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 10.5 mi
- Brandon Museum: 13.1 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 15.2 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 8.0 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 11.0 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 17.4 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 18.2 mi
- No. 13 School House: 18.4 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 4.9 mi
- Irene Falls: 8.0 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Mead's Falls: 12.3 mi
- Texas Falls: 14.1 mi
- Top Rock: 4.9 mi
- Deer Leap: 4.9 mi
- Upper Tier: 4.9 mi
- Lower Tier: 5.0 mi
- The Great Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Oculus: 10.9 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 11.0 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 11.1 mi
- Queen Connie: 16.3 mi
- Whale Dance: 18.1 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 15.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 17.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 21.1 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 17.5 mi
- Lucky Seven: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of The Darning Needle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killington Peak | S 171° | 1,293 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pico Peak | S 175° | 1,206 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mendon Peak | S 179° | 1,170 m | 9.7 mi |
| Skye Peak | SSE 165° | 1,158 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ramshead Peak | S 170° | 1,100 m | 7.7 mi |
| Snowdon Peak | S 170° | 1,095 m | 8.4 mi |
| Farr Peak | NW 317° | 1,071 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | NW 308° | 1,061 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555311
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 18 mi
- Quechee · 22 mi
- Middlebury · 24 mi
- Brownsville · 26 mi
- Norwich · 27 mi
- White River Junction · 27 mi
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