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Stowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.The population was 5,223 at the 2020 census. [4] The town lies on Vermont Routes 108 and 100.It is nicknamed "The Ski Capital of the East" and is home to Stowe Mountain Resort, a ski facility with terrain on Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont, and Spruce Peak.
The town of Stowe was settled in the early 19th century, with the first building in what is now village center a tavern built in 1811. This area was better suited for both industry and the growth of a village than older settlements to the north and south, and it was recognized in the 1840s as the town center by the placement of the post office.
Vermont Route 108 has its southern terminus in Stowe village and leads north through Smugglers Notch 17 miles (27 km) to Jeffersonville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Stowe CDP has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km 2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2), or 1.02%, are water. [1]
The area was buried in a mile of ice during the Ice Age. As the ice melted, Lake Stowe was formed. When the ice melted completely, the water from the lake ran out through the Lamoille River valley. This area was long occupied by the Algonquian-speaking indigenous Abenaki people and their ancestors. During French colonization of what is now ...
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Rank Resort name State Vertical (ft) Skiable acres Trails Lifts Notes 1: Killington: Vermont: 3,050: 1,509: 155: 21: Largest drop in New England, 26th largest drop in the United States
Stowe Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the northeastern United States, near the town of Stowe in northern Vermont, comprising two separate mountains: Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak. The lift-served vertical drop of Mount Mansfield is 2,360 feet (719 m), the fifth largest in New England and the fourth largest in Vermont.
All the land above 2,500 feet elevation is designated as Worcester Range Natural Area, an area of 4,032 acres. An 80-acre section in Stowe is designated as the Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Stowe) and features one of the highest waterfalls in the state, with a total drop of over 100 feet. [4] [5] [6]