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Vulture Mountain

Vulture Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Vulture Mountain rises to 446 m in Vermont. Round Mountain stands 1,018 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Les Newell Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
446 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79590, -72.69705

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rood State Park: 2.1 mi
  • Common: 2.9 mi
  • Peavine Park: 3.8 mi
  • River Street Access: 3.9 mi
  • Bethel Bandshell & Common: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 56
Historic sites: 31
Artworks: 23
Museums: 21
Attractions: 19
  • Asael Smith Farm: 9.6 mi
  • No. 13 School House: 9.7 mi
  • School Site: 11.0 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 11.1 mi
  • Joseph Smith Birth Place: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Covered bridges: 13
Cliffs: 12
  • Top Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Deer Leap: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Tier: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Tier: 11.3 mi
  • The Great Cliff: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Area 1: 21.8 mi
  • Area 2: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 14.3 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Vulture Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainW 278°1,018 m9.4 mi
Corporation MountainWNW 284°954 m9.4 mi
Twin PeaksNNW 338°882.7 m10.3 mi
The Darning NeedleWSW 241°880 m8.6 mi
Rochester MountainNNW 333°868 m5.5 mi
Wilcox PeakW 267°857 m6.9 mi
East MountainSSW 195°847 m10.3 mi
Little Wilcox PeakWNW 284°829 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1019:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1218:50
December solstice07:2215:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554749

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