Peak · Vermont
The Forehead
The Forehead rises to 1,189 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the north, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nose, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1189 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.52123, -72.81803
- 16.6 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 18 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 18 mi
- Granite Steps · 20 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Nose: 0.4 mi
- Upper Lip: 0.9 mi
- Lower Lip: 1.2 mi
- Mount Mansfield: 1.6 mi
- Adams Apple: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Underhill State Park: 1.2 mi
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 3.3 mi
- Adams Camp: 3.7 mi
- Sterling Forest: 4.9 mi
- Morristown Town Forest: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Casey's Hill: 3.3 mi
- Moore Park: 4.1 mi
- Thompson Park: 5.3 mi
- Chase Park: 5.8 mi
- Veterans' Park: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Halfway House: 1.1 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 2.7 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 8.9 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 9.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Devil's Dishpan: 1.1 mi
- Birnies Nose: 4.4 mi
- Main Face: 7.5 mi
- Wild West Wall: 7.5 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 7.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 7.5 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 9.0 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Stowe Bowl: 6.3 mi
- Poland Covered Bridge: 9.0 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 9.8 mi
- Journey's End: 11.3 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 16
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Bingham Falls: 2.6 mi
- Gorge: 5.0 mi
- Olga's Falls: 5.8 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 9.9 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 11
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 4.9 mi
- The Finger: 12.8 mi
- Reverence: 16.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 19.0 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 11
- Lake Elmore Beach: 14.3 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 20.1 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 20.4 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 20.5 mi
- Texaco Beach: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 15.0 mi
- Accès rivière: 15.1 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 2.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of The Forehead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | N 7° | 1,340 m | 1.6 mi |
| Lower Lip | N 3° | 1,256 m | 1.2 mi |
| Adams Apple | NNE 12° | 1,256 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Nose | NNE 23° | 1,225 m | 0.4 mi |
| Upper Lip | N 3° | 1,208 m | 0.9 mi |
| Bear Head | NNE 12° | 1,192 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,123 m | 5.1 mi |
| Madonna Peak | NE 47° | 1,107 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7684232185
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 7 mi
- Jericho · 9 mi
- Richmond · 12 mi
- Chittenden County · 14 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Williston · 15 mi
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