Peak · Vermont
The Gore
The Gore rises to 438 m in Vermont. Bear Head stands 1,192 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wintergreen Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 438 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.74172, -72.88152
- 11.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 20.8 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 24.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 23.7 mi off the Chemin des Cantons, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 20 mi
- C Nature area · 23 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 23 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fairfax Community Corner: 8.2 mi
- Staford historical homestead: 8.4 mi
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 8.5 mi
- Barlow Street Community Center: 10.6 mi
- Aldis Hill Park: 10.7 mi
Peaks
- Wintergreen Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Gilson Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cobbler Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 49
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 6.1 mi
- Milton Town Forest: 11.4 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 6.7 mi
- Old Car: 8.6 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 8.9 mi
- Wolf Monument: 10.7 mi
- Historic Marker: Birthplace of Larry Gardner: 12.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Cambridge Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 7.3 mi
- Sheldon Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Milton Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fairfax Falls: 8.2 mi
- Five Chutes: 10.4 mi
- Sloping Falls: 12.7 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 13.0 mi
- Gorge: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 9
- Milton Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 17.3 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 7.5 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Longley Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 8
- Poland Covered Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Journey's End: 11.4 mi
- Hutchins Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 20.5 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 8
- The Finger: 9.5 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 13.7 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 15.7 mi
- Catamount Statue: 24.0 mi
- Reverence: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Devil's Dishpan: 16.5 mi
- Birnies Nose: 18.5 mi
- Main Face: 21.5 mi
- Wild West Wall: 21.6 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Lake Elmore Beach: 22.2 mi
- Thayer Beach: 22.4 mi
- Plage Miller: 24.3 mi
- Texaco Beach: 24.5 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of The Gore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Head | SSE 165° | 1,192 m | 13.6 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,101 m | 13.0 mi |
| Morse Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,029 m | 13.1 mi |
| Cold Hollow Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,015 m | 9.9 mi |
| Laraway Mountain | E 97° | 830 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bowen Mountain | E 97° | 686 m | 12.3 mi |
| Butternut Mountain | ESE 108° | 660 m | 11.8 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | ESE 111° | 643 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:26 | 16:14 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson 2 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459858 — The Gore, Franklin County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554640
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 17 mi
- Essex · 20 mi
- Colchester · 21 mi
- Bolton Valley · 22 mi
- Chittenden County · 23 mi
- Williston · 23 mi
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