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West Mountain

West Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

West Mountain rises to 732 m in Vermont. Equinox Mountain stands 1,169 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Shaftsbury State Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
732 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.01841, -73.21955

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Shaftsbury State Park: 1.8 mi
  • New Skete Monastery: 4.6 mi
  • Arlington Recreation Park: 5.3 mi
  • Lincoln Square: 6.3 mi
  • Cambridge Community Forest: 7.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 54
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 23
Artworks: 13
Waterfalls: 13
  • Hoosick Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 19.2 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 20.2 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 22.5 mi
  • Sentinels: 23.0 mi
  • Taylor Farm: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Meditation Gardens: 4.3 mi
  • Yellow Barn Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Manchester Community Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Buxton Garden: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 13.9 mi
  • The Ledges: 21.6 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Campers Beach: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Equinox MountainNNE 27°1,169 m11.4 mi
Glastenbury MountainESE 110°1,139 m8.0 mi
Lookout RockNNE 27°1,116 m11.8 mi
Mother Myrick MountainNNE 21°1,022 m14.4 mi
Little EquinoxNNE 27°1,009 m10.1 mi
Bear MountainNNE 12°1,006 m12.9 mi
Grass MountainN 355°941 m2.4 mi
Spruce PeakNNE 16°919 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2215:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564686659483828
Precip in3.52.83.43.54.14.84.64.33.74.53.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555335

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