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Highlights
- Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont.
- When viewed from the east or west, this mountain has the appearance of a (quite elongated) human profile, with distinct forehead, nose, lips, chin, and Adam's apple. These features are most distinct when viewed from the east; unlike most human faces, "The Chin" is the highest point.
- Mount Mansfield is one of three spots in Vermont where true alpine tundra survives from the Ice Ages. A few acres exist on Camel's Hump and Mount Abraham to the south, but Mount Mansfield's summit still holds about 200 acres.
- There are many hiking trails, including the famous Long Trail, which traverses the main ridgeline.
- In addition, the east flank of the mountain is used by the Stowe Mountain Resort for winter skiing.
- A toll road (about four miles, steep, mostly unpaved, with several hairpin turns) climbs from the Stowe Base Lodge to "The Nose".
Routes
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46 summits • 6.5 mi • 2,738 ft gain • 3 hr 52 min • Class 2
31 summits • 4.8 mi • 2,284 ft gain • 4 hr 31 min
11 summits • 7.3 mi • 2,514 ft gain • 4 hr 58 min
9 summits • 4.9 mi • 2,496 ft gain • 4 hr 56 min
3 summits • 10.7 mi • 2,815 ft gain • 8 hr 2 min
1 summit • 10.2 mi • 2,325 ft gain • 8 hr 10 min
1 summit • 14.6 mi • 4,353 ft gain • 8 hr 30 min
1 summit • 16.4 mi • 3,743 ft gain • 9 hr 30 min
1 summit • 42.6 mi • 1,623 ft gain
1 summit • 4.6 mi • 2,738 ft gain • 4 hr 34 min
1 summit • 6.3 mi • 2,882 ft gain • 3 hr 49 min
1 summit • 7.6 mi • 2,752 ft gain • 3 hr 20 min
1 summit • 7.7 mi • 2,777 ft gain • 6 hr 28 min
1 summit • 8.2 mi • 3,034 ft gain • 6 hr 12 min
1 summit • 9.8 mi • 2,904 ft gain • 6 hr 22 min
Latest summits
"Climbed Mt. Mansfield from Sunset Ridge trail to Long & back Laura Cowles. Sunny but very windy at peak - should have brought extra layer. Trying to do the 5 peaks over 4K in 3 days... 2 down!" — trussell • Sep 22, 2020
"On the trail before sunrise. A good hike to summit and ski down through the woods. Needed crampons to get up the Chin coming from the North. Was going to ski down Profanity Trail but must have walked by it, so skied down the next trail, then cut north and skied past Taft Lodge and through the woods just north of Long Trail. First time (and last) on alpine skis this winter." — seansheehan • Apr 12, 2020
"Hiked with Molly and Denise up Mansfield. Took Long Trail South, then Profanity Tr. Ended up following a broken out track that went off trail, but we still reached the summit. Windy on the summit, but otherwise, overcast and beautiful. We came down the same way. " — newenglandwarrior • Dec 26, 2019
"As part of a 16 or 17 state highpoint blitz of the Northeast this August while working remotely 8 hrs a day from various Starbucks.
Second state high piont peak for Saturday (after Mt Greylock this morning), I arrived at 1pm and paid the (outrageous) $24USD fee for a single person in a car to go up the toll road. The guy at the visitors center said the peak had just cleared although rain was threatening. I thru the goretex on and was off again passing folks and enjoying the nice firm rock and alpine trees. I was on the summit 30 min later and rain arrived with wind on the way back. Nice views on that ridge of Lake Champlain to the West and the ski hill to the SE. Now a few down hours to get some sleep before tackling Mt Marcy tomorrow 6am and then driving north to Canada and Sault Ste Marie before crossing to US again to get Michigan done." — alexjoseph • Aug 10, 2019
"Last year in my 29th year on this earth I had my first full blown panic attack and it happened on this mountain. I climbed it and was so out of my head that I went down the wrong way (fully aware I was doing so) and had to have my girlfriend call me 100$ cab ride back to the other side of smugs. This year, I got married in Stowe and the morning after I woke up early while my whole wedding party slept and climbed Mansfield again. I got past the scramble that terrified me and sat on the top dreading going back down that way. A caretaker was at the top and was the same caretaker who pointed me in the right direction last year ( I didn't listen because I was so out of it). I asked him if there was a trick to the scramble and he said there was an easier trail that is used in bad weather (profanity trail) I said, "thank you, but I am going back the way I came". My legs were bruised from squeezing the rocks so tight, but I got down and home before most of my friends and family were awake. Conquer your fears. " — JoshuaRyan • Jul 28, 2019
"Hiked with Tom, Katie, and Ed. Beautiful day to be out hiking. Took a nice slow pace and did a nice loop ending with the sunset ridge trail. Overall a great day and another state high point for me!" — Kim-Stilson • Jun 22, 2019
"Kim and our friends Katie and Ed spent the weekend at Underhill State Park. On Saturday we decided to hike up to the mansfield ridge and do a nice loop. Tons of people on the mountain as the weather was beautiful, there was a Canadian holiday, and people can drive up or take the gondola. It was still a nice to go to out and hike as I haven't hiked in a couple months. Didn't take my watch with me, so unfortunately no GPX track of the hike. " — LGH-Tom • Jun 22, 2019
"Très belle rando au dessus des nuages avec le groupe de Liane. C'est une belle et bonne personne que je découvre là! Deuxième ascension de Mansfield pour moi. Cette fois-ci par le côté plus "rock-&-Roll". J'ai vraiment adoré ce sentier. " — fsoucy76 • Oct 6, 2018
"Overcast, a bit rainy, and unfortunately warm and VERY humid, but so worth it. The trail was fairly steep; no switchbacks. And very rocky. The last 3/10 of a mile you pretty much need hands and feet to climb the rocks. We had minimal views due to low clouds but I'm sure they would have been awesome." — marc • Aug 7, 2018
"We went up Long Trail South, and there was a lot of clouds and fog. But just about when we got to the base of the Chin, the sun came out so we were able to summit with sun and some views. The upper approach had some rime ice, but nothing too serious." — Alohabuffy • Nov 4, 2017
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