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Irene Falls

Irene Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Irene Falls is a waterfall in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 712 m. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the southeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramshead Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

What the record says

Width
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61971, -72.84067

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Valley Park: 4.4 mi
  • Rutland City Forest: 5.2 mi
  • Rutland Area Robotics: 5.7 mi
  • Northwood Park: 5.9 mi
  • Whites Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Edward Hastings Ripley: 4.9 mi
  • Doug Casella: 4.9 mi
  • Grave of President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge: 8.4 mi
  • Grave of Esther Sumner Damon, last widow of a soldier of the American Revolution.: 8.5 mi
  • Wilson Castle: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 14
  • Lower Tier: 3.1 mi
  • Upper Tier: 3.1 mi
  • Deer Leap: 3.2 mi
  • Top Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 2.2 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 8.1 mi
  • Ballard Farm: 19.9 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 22.3 mi
  • School Site: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Artworks: 8
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 7.0 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 7.0 mi
  • Oculus: 7.5 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 16.3 mi
  • Mandala II: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 22.0 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.6 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • White River Swimming Spot: 21.3 mi
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Irene Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakSE 136°1,293 m1.5 mi
Pico PeakN 9°1,206 m1.4 mi
Little KillingtonSSE 158°1,194 m2.1 mi
Mendon PeakS 190°1,170 m1.7 mi
Skye PeakESE 113°1,158 m2.2 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSSE 148°1,122 m3.4 mi
Ramshead PeakENE 66°1,100 m1.0 mi
Snowdon PeakESE 103°1,095 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

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

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Nov–Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5.64.79.023.818.15.84.22.93.03.68.69.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kent Brook Near Killington, VT, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10080165192

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