Vermont peaks

2,161 peaks

Highest peak

Mount Mansfield

4,393 ft / 1,338 m

Most summited peak

Mount Mansfield

371 summits

Most prominent peak

Mount Mansfield

3,633 ft / 1,107 m prom

Vermont summits

4,887 summits

First Ascent Awards

457 of 2,161 peaks 21%

Top climbing months

July 19%

August 16%

October 12%

Vermont mountains highlights

  • Named after the French Les Monts Verts, meaning "the Green Mountains". The Green Mountains, a spine of peaks stretching north-south for 280 miles, dominate the state's geography.
  • The 5 peaks over 4,000 ft all lie in the Green Mountains. The highest is Mt. Mansfield, home of ski area Stowe.
  • The rugged, 272-mile long Long Trail crests the spine of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Canada, traversing the summit of over 50 peaks along the way.
  • The lower-elevation Taconic Mountains lie in the southwest corner of the state, extending up from Massachusetts.
"4 of us headed up Stratton along the Long Trail from the south. Plenty of ice along the way. We wore microspikes the whole time. Not worth going up the fire tower today because of the cloud on the summit and also the wind whipping across the fire tower. Quick hike today. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 16, 2023
"Our group road walked a mile to Skylight Pond Tr and ascended to the Long Trail. We then headed over to Breadloaf and Wilson. We had some navigational challenges with Breadloaf. Snow cover, open woods, and looking for white blazes in the winter made us lose the trail. It took some time to locate it. Getting up to Wilson was quick. Beautiful day today but these 2 peaks have nothing for views. We wore snowshoes the whole day despite not having much snow at lower elevations. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 15, 2023
"Our group road walked a mile to Skylight Pond Tr and ascended to the Long Trail. We then headed over to Breadloaf and Wilson. We had some navigational challenges with Breadloaf. Snow cover, open woods, and looking for white blazes in the winter made us lose the trail. It took some time to locate it. Getting up to Wilson was quick. Beautiful day today but these 2 peaks have nothing for views. We wore snowshoes the whole day despite not having much snow at lower elevations. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 15, 2023
"Our group finished hiking Dorset and we headed over to Equinox next. We hiked the Red Tr and the Blue Tr up to the summit. Plenty of ice on the ground. Microspikes were needed. We had no views on the top today because of heavy cloud cover. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 14, 2023
"Went with a group of friends to hike Dorset. We parked to the south and came up the ATV trail to the col, then upwards to Dorset. Saw the doorknob tree this time. I missed it last time. Couldn't open the summit canister. Onwards to Equinox. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 14, 2023

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