Mendon Peak (Vermont)
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Mendon Peak is a
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
located in Rutland County,
Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
. The mountain is a
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off the west side of the
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of the
Green Mountains The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont and are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains. The range runs primarily south to north and extends approximately from the border with Massachusetts to the border with Que ...
, and stands within the
Calvin Coolidge State Forest Calvin Coolidge State Forest, also known as Coolidge State Forest, covers in two parts in Rutland and Windsor counties in Vermont. The West portion cover in Killington, Mendon, Plymouth and Shrewsbury in both counties. The East portion cove ...
. It is flanked to the east by
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. Mendon Peak is on the
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's list of the " Hundred Highest" peaks in
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. The summit is trailless and several different approaches are possible. Mendon Peak stands within the
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of the Cold River, a
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of Otter Creek, which drains into
Lake Champlain Lake Champlain ( ; , ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the U.S. states of New York (state), New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec. The cities of Burlington, Ve ...
, and thence into the
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in
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, the
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrenc ...
, and into the
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. 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.


See also

*
List of mountains in Vermont This is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of Vermont. List Gallery Mount Mansfield photos File:Jericho & Mt Mansfield aerial 2019-04-06.jpg, Aerial eastward view from Jericho File:Mt mansfield 06212004.JPG, Top of Mount Mansfield facing w ...
*
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 include ...


References


External links

* Mountains of Vermont New England Hundred Highest Mountains of Rutland County, Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub