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The Darning Needle

The Darning Needle, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.73534, -72.84872

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 29
Nature reserves: 21
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 3.9 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 4.3 mi
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 4.7 mi
  • Proctor Town Forest: 5.5 mi
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 16
  • 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
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 14
  • 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
Artworks: 13
  • 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
Covered bridges: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 17.3 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 21.1 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White River Swimming Spot: 17.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakS 171°1,293 m9.1 mi
Pico PeakS 175°1,206 m6.7 mi
Mendon PeakS 179°1,170 m9.7 mi
Skye PeakSSE 165°1,158 m9.1 mi
Ramshead PeakS 170°1,100 m7.7 mi
Snowdon PeakS 170°1,095 m8.4 mi
Farr PeakNW 317°1,071 m7.0 mi
Bloodroot MountainNW 308°1,061 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1019:5420:38
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2315:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425463676659473726
Precip in3.52.83.43.83.85.25.14.53.95.03.74.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555311

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