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Wilder Mountain

Wilder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wilder Mountain rises to 844 m in Vermont. Dorset Mountain stands 1,149 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Willard Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.39674, -72.90760

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 13
  • McGinn Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Art Gallery: 12.5 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 14.9 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 14.9 mi
  • Oculus: 15.7 mi
  • Chiseled Slate monoliths: 18.4 mi
Covered bridges: 8
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Wilder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorset MountainSW 225°1,149 m8.6 mi
Dorset Mountain, South PeakSW 226°1,134 m9.0 mi
Peru PeakSSW 192°1,041 m7.2 mi
Styles PeakS 190°1,028 m8.6 mi
Ludlow MountainE 86°1,012 m7.9 mi
Salt Ash MountainNE 42°1,002 m9.9 mi
South MountainE 101°968 m7.3 mi
Woodlawn MountainWSW 247°945 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1219:5320:36
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461616 — Wilder Mountain, Rutland County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356555344

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