Baxter Mountain

Baxter Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Baxter Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Baxter Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.79257, -72.45510. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Mountain

• Beaver Meadow Union Chapel · church · Windsor · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gile Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Howe Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cilley Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stephen Mack Sawmill building · attraction · Orange · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~14 km · Must-see
• Larkin Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Montshire Museum of Science · museum · Grafton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Union Village Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Epic of American Civilization · attraction · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sayre Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hood Museum of Art · museum · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Hill · viewpoint · Windsor · ~21 km · Must-see
• Braley Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Quechee State Park · park · Windsor · ~22 km · Must-see
• Flint Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Thetford Hill State Park · park · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home · sanctuary · Windsor · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Baxter Mountain

• Gile Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Hill · viewpoint · Windsor · ~21 km · Must-see
• Braley Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Tom · viewpoint · Windsor · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sherburne Pass Trail · viewpoint · Rutland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Smarts Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pico Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Killington Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shrewsbury Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mendon Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~48 km · Must-see

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