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The Purchase

The Purchase, seen from above at true elevation

The Purchase rises to 725 m in Vermont. Dorset Mountain stands 1,149 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tinmouth Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
725 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.41231, -73.09669

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 15
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • McGinn Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Chiseled Slate monoliths: 10.0 mi
  • Mandala II: 14.2 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 14.6 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 14.6 mi
  • Oculus: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Ballard Farm: 3.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 15.2 mi
  • Taylor Farm: 18.0 mi
  • Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 19.2 mi
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Hadlock Beach: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of The Purchase. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorset MountainSSE 154°1,149 m7.9 mi
Dorset Mountain, South PeakSSE 158°1,134 m8.0 mi
Woodlawn MountainS 181°945 m5.2 mi
Tinmouth MountainENE 64°859 m1.1 mi
The MettaweeSSE 162°854 m8.6 mi
White RocksE 82°811 m8.0 mi
Parris HillS 173°805 m4.6 mi
Homer Stone MountainE 99°761 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1319:5420:37
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2315:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128405361666457463424
Precip in3.93.44.14.04.15.04.54.64.05.23.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554663

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