West Mountain
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
- 9.2 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 19 mi
- Eagle Point · 20 mi
- Williamstown view · 21 mi
- Hot Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Spruce Peak: 1.9 mi
- Grass Mountain: 2.4 mi
- The Ball: 3.3 mi
- Trumbull Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Maple Hill: 3.9 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 2.8 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 3.2 mi
- Goose Egg State Forest: 4.7 mi
- Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 14.0 mi
- Carters Pond Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: 2.2 mi
- Park–McCullough Historic House: 6.4 mi
- Sunderland: 8.3 mi
- Historic Marker: Bennington Battle Monument: 8.9 mi
- Bennington Battle Monument: 8.9 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 2.2 mi
- Topping Tavern Museum: 3.3 mi
- Robert Frost House: 5.8 mi
- The Georgi Museum: 8.0 mi
- Shushan Covered Bridge Museum: 8.1 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 8.9 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 9.0 mi
- For Euler: 12.2 mi
- The Owl: 12.8 mi
- Stratton Bear: 16.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Meditation Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 5.1 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Buxton Garden: 20.4 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Witts Ledge: 22.9 mi
- The Ox Bow: 23.1 mi
- Hoosac Range: 23.8 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 13.9 mi
- The Ledges: 21.6 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 22.7 mi
- Campers Beach: 23.9 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 15.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,169 m | 11.4 mi |
| Glastenbury Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,139 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lookout Rock | NNE 27° | 1,116 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mother Myrick Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,022 m | 14.4 mi |
| Little Equinox | NNE 27° | 1,009 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,006 m | 12.9 mi |
| Grass Mountain | N 355° | 941 m | 2.4 mi |
| Spruce Peak | NNE 16° | 919 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:35 | 16:22 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356555335
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 9 mi
- Cambridge · 12 mi
- Wilmington · 20 mi
- Williamstown · 21 mi
- North Adams · 23 mi
- Florida · 26 mi
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