Snake Mountain (Vermont)
| Snake Mountain | |
| Grand View Mountain | |
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 Snake Mountain ridgeline
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Vermont |
| Region | Addison County, Vermont |
| Municipality | Addison, Bridport, and Weybridge |
| Elevation | 1,287 ft (392 m) |
| Prominence | 990 ft (302 m) |
| Coordinates | 44°03′41″N 73°16′49″W / 44.06139°N 73.28028°W |
| Geology | thrust fault |
| Orogeny | Taconic orogeny |
| Period | 440 million years |
| Website: Snake Mountain | |
Snake Mountain, 1,287 feet (392 m),[1] also called Grand View Mountain, is an isolated mountain located in Addison and Weybridge, Vermont; it belongs to a series of scattered hills extending from the greater Taconic Mountains geology. Snake Mountain contains the state of Vermont's 1,215-acre (492 ha) Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area and The Nature Conservancy's Willmarth Woods Sanctuary.[2] Several hiking trails ascend the mountain.
The mountain was once the site of The Grand View Hotel, built in 1870 by Jonas N. Smith.[1] The hotel burned down but its foundations and the open vista of Lake Champlain remain.[1] Smith's stage coach road to the summit is now the primary hiking trail.[3] In memory of the hotel, the view from the summit is named "Grand View."
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ^ "Wilmarth Woods at Snake Mountain". The Nature Conservancy. http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/vermont/preserves/art20200.html.
- ^ "Snake Mountain" by Middlebury College. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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