Killington Peak

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Killington Peak
Killington Peak seen from Pico Peak
Elevation	4,235 feet (1,291 m)
Location	Rutland County, Vermont, USA
Range	Coolidge Range
Prominence	3,320 ft (1,010 m) [1]
Coordinates	43°36′16″N 72°49′12″W / 43.60444, -72.82Coordinates: 43°36′16″N 72°49′12″W / 43.60444, -72.82
Topo map	USGS Killington Peak
Listing	New England 4,000 footers #5 New England Fifty Finest

Killington Peak is the second highest summit in the Green Mountains and in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located east of Rutland in south-central Vermont. A major ski resort, Killington Ski Resort, nicknamed "the beast of the east," is located on the mountain. Killington is noted as a popular stop on the Long Trail, which here shares its route with the Appalachian Trail. A gondola transports skiers and non-hikers to the summit, which is complete with a restaurant.

For expert skiers looking for adventure and challenge, Killington's slopes have been a mecca since the early sixties. Lodging situations have changed over the years from sleeping on barroom floors and barns on the mountain road, traveling up from nearby Rutland or Woodstock, to now over 120 inns, lodges and condominium complexes, with sleeping capacity to bring the Rutland region's tourist population to 60,000 on a winter weekend.

[edit] References

1. ^ Key col elevation in range between 900 and 920 feet.

[edit] External links

• USGS GNIS: Killington Peak
• Peakbagger.com: Killington Peak
• Summitpost.org: Killington Peak
• Killington Ski Resort

v • d • e 4000-foot mountains of New England Maine Baxter State Park Katahdin (Baxter) • Katahdin (Hamlin) • North Brother High Peaks Abraham • Crocker • Redington • Saddleback • Saddleback, The Horn • South Crocker • Spaulding • Sugarloaf Bigelow Range Bigelow (Avery) • Bigelow (West) Eastern White Mountains Old Speck New Hampshire Northern ranges Cabot • Waumbek Carter-Moriah Range Carter Dome • Middle Carter • Moriah • South Carter • Wildcat (A) • Wildcat (D) Presidential Range Adams • Eisenhower • Jackson • Jefferson • Isolation • Madison • Monroe • Pierce • Washington Crawford Notch area Field • Tom • Willey Twin Range Bond • Bond (West) • Bondcliff • Galehead • Hale • North Twin • South Twin • Zealand Pemigewasset Wilderness Carrigain • Hancock (North) • Hancock (South) • Owl's Head Sandwich Range Osceola • Osceola (East) • Tripyramid (Middle) • Tripyramid (North) • Passaconaway • Tecumseh • Whiteface Franconia Range Flume • Garfield • Lafayette • Liberty • Lincoln Western White Mountains Cannon • Kinsman (North) • Kinsman (South) • Moosilauke Vermont Green Mountains Abraham • Camel's Hump • Ellen • Killington • Mansfield