Mendon Peak (Vermont)

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Mendon Peak
Elevation	1,170 metres (3,840 feet)
Location	Rutland County, Vermont
Range	Coolidge Range
Prominence	90 m (290 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	43°35.71′N 72°50.78′W / 43.59517, -72.84633Coordinates: 43°35.71′N 72°50.78′W / 43.59517, -72.84633
Topo map	USGS Killington Peak
Listing	#85 New England 100 Highest

Mendon Peak is a mountain located in Rutland County, Vermont. The mountain is a spur off the west side of the Coolidge Range of the Green Mountains, and stands within the Calvin Coolidge State Forest. Mendon Peak is flanked to the east by Little Killington.

Mendon Peak stands within the watershed of the Cold River, a tributary of Otter Creek, which drains into Lake Champlain, and thence into the Richelieu River in Québec, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The north side of Mendon drains into Eddy Brook, and thence into the North Branch of the Cold River. The south side of Mendon drains via a stream into Sargent Brook, thence into Gould Brook and the Cold River.