Mount Philo

Mount Philo: 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 Mount Philo

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 Mount Philo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.27839, -73.21623. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Philo

• Lake Champlain · lake · Chittenden · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rokeby · sanctuary · Addison · ~8 km · Must-see
• Holmes Creek Covered Bridge · attraction · Chittenden · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ferrisburg Community Church · church · Addison · ~10 km · Must-see
• Shelburne Museum · museum · Chittenden · ~13 km · Must-see
• Colchester Reef Light · fort · Chittenden · ~14 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Ticonderoga · fort · Chittenden · ~14 km · Must-see
• Starksboro Village Meeting House · fort · Addison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Chittenden · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Nature Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Birds of Vermont Museum · museum · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reverence · attraction · Chittenden · ~24 km · Must-see
• Juniper Island Light · beach · Chittenden · ~25 km · Must-see
• World's Tallest Filing Cabinet · attraction · Chittenden · ~25 km · Must-see
• South Starksboro Friends Meeting House · church · Addison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Westport · church · Addison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Barber's Point Light · beach · Essex · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burlington Light South · beach · Chittenden · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Philo

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Philo

• Little Park · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~29 km · Must-see
• Snake Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stark Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellen · viewpoint · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Camels Hump · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~33 km · Must-see
• Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain · viewpoint · Essex · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Abraham · viewpoint · Addison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Peak · viewpoint · Addison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Belfry Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Grant · viewpoint · Addison · ~43 km · Must-see

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