Vermont Gazetteer
Mount Ascutney is a physical feature (summit) in Windsor County. The primary coordinates for Mount Ascutney places it within the VT 05089 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Ascutney |
| Category: | Vermont physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located in Ascutney State Park, in the Town of Weathersfield, the Town of Windsor, and the Town of West Windsor |
| History: | "Possibly derives from the Abenaki word “Ascutegnik,” meaning “meeting of the waters,” or an anglicized version of an Abenaki word meaning “rocky summit,” “three brothers,"" or “a peaked mountain with steep sides.” A proposal to change the name to Kaskadenak was not approved by the BGN in September 2018." |
| County: | Windsor County |
| Latitude: | 43.4436975 |
| Longitude: | -72.454602 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Ascutney: Mount Ascutney.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mount Ascutney does not include property ownership information.
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Ascutney, VT
(3.4 miles SE) Windsor, VT (4.3 miles NE) Claremont, NH (7.1 miles SE) Hartland, VT (7.2 miles NNE) Plainfield, NH (8 miles NE) |
North Springfield, VT
(8.4 miles SSW) Cavendish, VT (8.9 miles WSW) South Woodstock, VT (9.3 miles NNW) Proctorsville, VT (10.1 miles WSW) Springfield, VT (10.1 miles S) |
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Brownsville, VT
(1.9 miles NNW) Nelsons Corner, VT (2.7 miles SW) Balloch, NH (3.4 miles ESE) Amsden, VT (3.6 miles SW) Greenbush, VT (3.6 miles WSW) |
Sheddsville, VT
(3.9 miles NW) Downers, VT (4.3 miles SW) Felchville, VT (4.3 miles WNW) Cornish Mills, NH (4.5 miles ENE) Cornish City, NH (5.5 miles ENE) |
