Dorset Mountain located in
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
, on the border of
RutlandRutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2005, the population was 63,743 . Its shire town is Rutland.-Geography:...
and
BenningtonBennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 36,994. Its has the unusual distinction of having two shire towns . Bennington is known as the South Shire & Manchester is the North Shire.-Geography:According to the U.S...
counties, is a
mountainA mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. The adjective montane is used to describe mountainous areas and things associated with them...
of the
Taconic RangeThe Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range are a physiographic section of the larger New England province and part of the Appalachian Mountains, running along the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England from northwest Connecticut to western Massachusetts, north to central western...
. The highest summit of Dorset Mountain, named "Dorset Peak", is within the town of
DanbyDanby is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.5 square miles , of which, 41.4 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is...
. An unmaintained hiking trail ascends Dorset Peak from the southwest.
Dorset Mountain is flanked to the south by Netop Mountain, Dorset Hill, and
Mount AeolusMount Aeolus is a mountain summit in Dorset., Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Located at , its summit reaches the elevation of 3,125 feet .Its name is derived from Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind...
; to the west by The Scallop; to the northwest by Woodlawn Mountain; and to the southwest by Spruce Peak and The Gallop, subordinate peaks on the combined northern ridge of Bear Mountain and Mother Myrick Mountain.
Dorset Mountain located in
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
, on the border of
RutlandRutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2005, the population was 63,743 . Its shire town is Rutland.-Geography:...
and
BenningtonBennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2000, the population was 36,994. Its has the unusual distinction of having two shire towns . Bennington is known as the South Shire & Manchester is the North Shire.-Geography:According to the U.S...
counties, is a
mountainA mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. The adjective montane is used to describe mountainous areas and things associated with them...
of the
Taconic RangeThe Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range are a physiographic section of the larger New England province and part of the Appalachian Mountains, running along the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England from northwest Connecticut to western Massachusetts, north to central western...
. The highest summit of Dorset Mountain, named "Dorset Peak", is within the town of
DanbyDanby is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.5 square miles , of which, 41.4 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is...
. An unmaintained hiking trail ascends Dorset Peak from the southwest.
Dorset Mountain is flanked to the south by Netop Mountain, Dorset Hill, and
Mount AeolusMount Aeolus is a mountain summit in Dorset., Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Located at , its summit reaches the elevation of 3,125 feet .Its name is derived from Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind...
; to the west by The Scallop; to the northwest by Woodlawn Mountain; and to the southwest by Spruce Peak and The Gallop, subordinate peaks on the combined northern ridge of Bear Mountain and Mother Myrick Mountain. All of these mountains are of the Taconic Range. To the east, Dorset Mountain is flanked by Peru Peak and Styles Peak of the
Green MountainsThe Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately 250 miles . The most notable mountains in the range include:*Mount Mansfield, 4,393 feet , the highest point in Vermont...
. The east face of Dorset Mtn. drains into the upper part of Otter Creek, thence into
Lake ChamplainLake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada – United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
, and ultimately into the
Gulf of Saint LawrenceThe Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world's largest estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. It is a semi–enclosed sea, covering an area of about 236 000 km2 and containing 35000 km3 of water...
in
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The northern slopes of Dorset Mtn. drain into Mill Brook, thence into Otter Creek. The southwestern slopes drain into the
Mettawee RiverMettawee River is a river in western Vermont and eastern New York in the United States, passing the town of Granville, New York. The river is particularly good for rapids and kayaking.-External links:*...
, and thence into the south bay of Lake Champlain. The southeastern extension of Dorset's
massifIn geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term is also used to refer to a group of mountains formed by such a structure...
drains into
Batten KillBatten Kill, or Battenkill, or the Battenkill River, is an approximately 50-mile river rising in Vermont that flows into New York and is a tributary of the Hudson River...
, thence into the
Hudson RiverThe Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. It rises at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains, flows past Albany, and finally forms the border between New York City and New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into...
, and into
New York HarborNew York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. This is sometimes construed in the sense "the ports of New York and New Jersey"...
.
See also
- List of mountains in Vermont
- New England Hundred Highest
The New England Hundred Highest is a list of the hundred highest summits in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging. The list is a superset of the New England Four-thousand footers, with the same requirement that each included peak must have of topographic prominence .The...
- New England Fifty Finest
The New England Fifty Finest is a list of mountains in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging.The list comprises the fifty summits with the highest topographic prominence — a peak's height above the lowest contour which encloses that peak and no higher peak.This list differs...
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