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Mount Wilson (Vermont)

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Topo map
  
USGS Lincoln

Prominence
  
61 m

Parent range
  
Green Mountains

Elevation
  
1,152 m

Mountain range
  
Green Mountains

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Listing
  
#92 New England 100 Highest

Location
  
Addison County, Vermont, U.S.

Easiest route
  
maintained hiking trail

Similar
  
Bread Loaf Mountain, Dorset Mountain, Mendon Peak, Big Jay, Pico Peak

Mount Wilson is a mountain located in Addison County, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain is part of the central Green Mountains. Mount Wilson is flanked to the southwest by Bread Loaf Mountain.

Map of Mt Wilson, Ripton, VT 05766, USA

The southeast side of Mount Wilson drains into the headwaters of the White River, thence into the Connecticut River which drains into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The northeast end of Mt. Wilson drains into Clark Brook, thence into the White River. The northwest side of Mt. Wilson drains into the headwaters of the New Haven River, thence into Otter Creek, Lake Champlain, Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and ultimately into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

The Long Trail, a 272-mile (438 km) hiking trail running the length of Vermont, traverses the summit ridge of Mt. Wilson.

References

Mount Wilson (Vermont) Wikipedia