Region
Highlights
- Mount Ellen is a Vermont 4000-foot peak.
- Located in the Green Mountains in an area often referred to as the Mad River Valley, it's flanked to the south by Cutts Peak and to the north by Stark Mountain.
- Mount Ellen together with Lincoln Peak provide the slopes of Sugarbush Ski Resort.
- Located nearby is Mad River Glen, a ski-only resort famous for its old single chair.
- The Long Trail, a 272-mile hiking trail running the length of Vermont, traverses the summit ridge of Mount Ellen.
Routes
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11 summits • 11.9 mi • 2,544 ft gain • 8 hr 7 min
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3 summits • 11.2 mi • 2,377 ft gain • 9 hr 1 min
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2 summits • 9.9 mi • 1,835 ft gain • 6 hr 5 min
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1 summit • 12.7 mi • 3,584 ft gain • 6 hr 36 min
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1 summit • 14.2 mi • 2,901 ft gain • 5 hr 19 min
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1 summit • 17.0 mi • 3,016 ft gain • 10 hr 1 min
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1 summit • 5.5 mi • 2,596 ft gain • 4 hr 6 min
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1 summit • 8.3 mi • 2,467 ft gain • 5 hr 6 min
Latest summits

"The last mountain of the day along the Long Trail with Nancy on a beautiful day! We did out and back from Lincoln Gap. Another ski mountain! 10 plus people on the trail. Nice ridge walk. Not too many ch up and down. " — lfrancois • Sep 9, 2022

"A splendid bluebird day with views for miles into the Adirondack and White Mountains from atop Mountain Abraham from the Green Mountains today. The Abraham plane crash is eerily similar to Mount Marshall and was an interesting find to see. The crash occurred in June 1973 and surprisingly all three occupants uninjured. I took the Long Trail North as a 13 mile out and back with some other peaks along the ridge to Ellen and back and was the only one atop Abraham summit, the way I like it - solitude. If I ever had a trail nickname I believe that would be it, Solitude. It was a gorgeous day to breath mountain air. I thought about also doing Mount Mansfield but may save that for my birthday. " — scottturner • Jul 10, 2021

"Hiked out & back on Jerusalem. Beautiful weather. Easy Relaxing hike. Also went over to Stark Mtn. That was 4 of 5 summits over 4K for me in 2 days. One more to complete the challenge." — trussell • Sep 23, 2020
"6 of us went up Abraham and Ellen. We went up via the Battell Tr. Socked in on Abraham. We switched over to snowshoes and made our way to Ellen. On the return, the cloud cover lifted, and we had views back on Abraham. My second time on this peak but the first time with views. They were great. I drove back to Portsmouth after this hike. 13.2 miles." — newenglandwarrior • Dec 28, 2019

"Deb and I picked another beautiful day to hike, this time we did the Sugarbush Range via the Long Trail from Abraham to Lincoln to Nancy Hanks to Cutts to Ellen peak. Great weather, great views and great exercise! Found the hike very enjoyable and a steady moderate hike the whole way. " — hbotc • Sep 16, 2017

"out & back 'traverse' up to Abraham and over to Ellen AND THEN BACK.....
I didnt have a car spot so it was easier just to go all the way and then come all the way back....beautiful hike, watched the rain come in and move around me but I never got wet....stunning day!!" — shay-shay • Aug 7, 2017

"Headed up to Vermont Friday night and stayed at Green Mountain campground. Following morning dropped one car off at Lincoln Gap for finish. Then headed to the Jerusalem trail for start, hiked to Ellen and over sub peaks to Mt Abraham. Was wet and rainy day, but fun day with friends just the same." — blackwolf_03278 • Jun 3, 2017

"With Caet Cash. We were NOBO'ing the Long Trail, & bagged Abraham, Little Abe, Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Cutts, & Ellen.
After leaving Cutts we quickly popped out on top of this mountain. Strange to hike over the ski resorts! Not something I usually see in the woods when I hike.
We didn't linger long, took a few photos and then continued on. It wasn't until about a quarter mile of drop that we realized we had just been on the summit, haha.
We headed toward the Jerusalem Trail, and passed the junction to the Overlook to have another beer and snack, then backtracked and went down the Jerusalem Trail.
Here it got really muddy. After a sharp drop down a stream, the trail flattened out, the black flies came out en masse, and we splashed our way along the maple syrup lines to Caet's car. She drove us back to my car at Lincoln Gap & we said our goodbyes.
All told, a gorgeous day spent with a good friend before she embarks on her upcoming PCT journey. Good luck, Caet!" — kellieirene • May 27, 2017

"Did not have good weather on this one but figured a great way to burn part of a day. Little misty, very windy, cold and overcast on the summit. Made good time though, out and back in 4, probably due to not hanging on the summit too long. Also had my first encounter with a moose, a big bull crossed my path about 50 feet in front of me on the Jerusalem trail just past the maple tree farm. I spooked it, it came out of the trail from the right while I was going west up the trail, crossed the trail and went about 100 feet down the other side, turned broadside and looked at me. Startled the crap out of me, I paused, and watched for a couple of seconds and moved away up the trail keeping my eye on him. He was magnificent. Didn't stop to take a picture, didn't want to anger him. Just walked by. Saw a buck about 5 minutes later!
Lucky day on the trail, not so lucky at the summit!" — hbotc • Oct 1, 2016
"Great hike along ridge line from Lincoln Gap north to Mt Ellen and back. Very challenging in places along the LT. Sunny hot day so lots of great views everywhere. Bagged Abrahams and others along the way." — Alohabuffy • Aug 3, 2016