Peak · Vermont
Zion Hill
Zion Hill rises to 368 m in Vermont. Mount Nickwaket stands 834 m to the northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Japanese Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49091483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 368 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.68618, -73.14650
- 10.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 10.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 18 mi
- Kane's Falls · 25 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sargent Hill: 2.2 mi
- Eaton Hill: 2.4 mi
- Biddie Knob: 2.6 mi
- Grandpa Knob: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Whipple Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Blueberry Hill Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 5.6 mi
- Marsh Pond Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Pittsford Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 2.4 mi
- VT State Land: 8.5 mi
- Pittsford Town Forest: 9.6 mi
- Brandon Town Forest: 10.5 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Wallace Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Barber Ledge: 4.3 mi
- The Great Ledge: 7.2 mi
- Arnolds Ledge: 7.2 mi
- The Great Ledge: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 0.7 mi
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 4.6 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 7.6 mi
- Wilson Castle: 7.7 mi
- Doug Casella: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Mandala II: 5.7 mi
- Oculus: 9.2 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 10.0 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 10.1 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 12.5 mi
Museums: 15
- Vermont Marble Museum: 5.8 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 5.8 mi
- Benson Museum: 8.3 mi
- Brandon Museum: 8.3 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Otter Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Mead's Falls: 8.8 mi
- Falls of Lana: 15.6 mi
- Irene Falls: 16.0 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Island: 20.6 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 21.1 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
- West Dollar Island: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 7
- Japanese Garden: 0.3 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- Pine Hill Park: 8.5 mi
- Ballard Farm: 16.8 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 17.8 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 17.9 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 18.4 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vermont Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Black Point Public Beach: 16.6 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Zion Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nickwaket | NE 50° | 834 m | 10.0 mi |
| Herrick Mountain | SSE 164° | 828 m | 8.9 mi |
| Lead Mine Mountain | NE 42° | 798 m | 10.5 mi |
| Chaffee Mountain | NE 47° | 781 m | 9.9 mi |
| Spruce Knob | S 174° | 735 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bird Mountain | SSE 167° | 668 m | 7.1 mi |
| Biddie Knob | NE 44° | 601 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 76° | 545 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1460345 — Zion Hill, Rutland County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554886
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 22 mi
- Middlebury · 22 mi
- Crown Point · 23 mi
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