Peak · Vermont
Thunder Head
Thunder Head rises to 394 m in Vermont. Bread Loaf Mountain stands 1,165 m to the northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobble Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 394 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.91756, -72.83289
- 4.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 11 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 20 mi
- Mt Tom · 25 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cobble Hill: 0.4 mi
- Hancock Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Blair Hill: 1.9 mi
- Philadelphia Peak: 2.9 mi
- Mount Reeder: 3.0 mi
Parks: 58
- Mount Cushman State Park: 4.0 mi
- Granville State Reservation: 7.6 mi
- Randolph-Town Recreation Center: 8.0 mi
- Common: 9.9 mi
- Rood State Park: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 0.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 9.2 mi
- Honor Roll: 9.9 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 10.7 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 10.8 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 11.0 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 21
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 9.3 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Climate Change Yacht Club: 14.2 mi
- Brookfield Floating Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 17
- Whale Dance: 10.4 mi
- Big Frog: 11.5 mi
- Queen Connie: 13.7 mi
- Around and About: 18.0 mi
- LOVE: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Texas Falls: 3.6 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 7.0 mi
- Falls of Lana: 11.5 mi
- Warren Falls: 12.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Silent Cliff: 5.7 mi
- The Great Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Sunset Ledge: 12.7 mi
- Top Rock: 17.4 mi
- Deer Leap: 17.5 mi
Museums: 13
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 8.3 mi
- Brandon Museum: 15.3 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 17.3 mi
- Norwich University Museum: 17.4 mi
- Sullivan Museum & History Center: 17.4 mi
Covered bridges: 10
- Warren Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- South Royalton Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 22.3 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Robert Frost Wayside: 9.1 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 16.0 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Thunder Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread Loaf Mountain | NW 317° | 1,165 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NW 323° | 1,147 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | NNW 329° | 1,073 m | 8.3 mi |
| Farr Peak | SW 216° | 1,071 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Cleveland | NNW 337° | 1,058 m | 9.7 mi |
| Battell Mountain | NW 312° | 1,043 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,024 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | WSW 246° | 1,019 m | 7.9 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 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555320
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 17 mi
- Waitsfield · 19 mi
- Woodstock · 26 mi
- Quechee · 28 mi
- Norwich · 29 mi
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