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Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, reaching an elevation of 4,393 feet (1,339 m) above sea level. [3] Located in the northwest of the state, it is also the highest peak in the Green Mountains .
Mt. Mansfield State Forest features and is named for Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont at 4,393-feet. The 400-acre summit ridge is actually owned by the University of Vermont . The forest contains two State Natural Areas - Daniels Notch Natural Area (100 acres (0.40 km 2 )) and Mt. Mansfield Natural Area (3,850 acres (15.6 km 2 )).
The Long Trail, a 272-mile (438-km) hiking trail running the length of Vermont, traverses Smugglers' Notch. The trail down from the summit of Mt. Mansfield to the east reaches the road south of the height of the pass, and resumes across Route 108 at the Barnes Camp Visitor Center, climbing east to the summit of Madonna Peak.
Underhill State Park is located in eastern Underhill, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town center. It occupies a portion of the western flank of Mount Mansfield, including a significant portion of the highest summit ridge (roughly between "The Nose" and "The Chin"). The developed facilities of the park are divided into a lower and upper area.
The best-known mountains—for reasons such as high elevation, ease of public access by road or trail (especially the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail), or with ski resorts or towns nearby—in the range include: [4] Mount Mansfield, 4,395 feet (1,340 m), the highest point in Vermont; Killington Peak, 4,241 feet (1,293 m)
The first snowfall of the season was recorded on Oct. 22 atop Mount Mansfield. What are the weather predictions for the coming winter?
Smugglers' Notch State Park is a Vermont state park near Stowe in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.The park is at an elevation of 2,119 feet (646 m) [1] near Mount Mansfield, and is named for Smugglers Notch, which separates Mount Mansfield—the highest peak of the Green Mountains—from Spruce Peak and the Sterling Range.
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