Mt. Mansfield, VT
Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont. The peak elevation is 4,393 ft and we climbed to the summit. Here's our starting point.
We took the Stowe Mountain Resort Toll Road as far as we could then hiked the last 1.5 miles to the chin. The mountain has the appearance of a human face when viewed from the west with distinct forehead, nose, lips, chin (the highest point) and an Adam's apple. These features are most distinct when viewed from the east, looking westward. Mount Mansfield is one of the two spots in Vermont where true alpine tundra survives from the ice ages. Mount Mansfield's summit holds about 200 acres. The view was outstanding!
We could see all of Lake Champlain (in the distance) to the west, along with the Adirondack mountains and Whiteface Mountain (where we were a few days ago) to the East. To the east, we could see the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
We took the Stowe Mountain Resort Toll Road as far as we could then hiked the last 1.5 miles to the chin. The mountain has the appearance of a human face when viewed from the west with distinct forehead, nose, lips, chin (the highest point) and an Adam's apple. These features are most distinct when viewed from the east, looking westward. Mount Mansfield is one of the two spots in Vermont where true alpine tundra survives from the ice ages. Mount Mansfield's summit holds about 200 acres. The view was outstanding!
We could see all of Lake Champlain (in the distance) to the west, along with the Adirondack mountains and Whiteface Mountain (where we were a few days ago) to the East. To the east, we could see the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
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