Dorset Mountain

Mountain in Vermont, United States

Dorset Mountain

Dorset Mtn. seen from the southeast

Highest point
Elevation| 3760+ ft (1146+ m)[1]
Prominence| 2,820 ft (860 m)[1]
Listing| #11 New England Fifty Finest
#99 New England 100 Highest
Coordinates| 43°18′33″N 73°01′41″W﻿ / ﻿43.3092405°N 73.0281598°W﻿ / 43.3092405; -73.0281598[2]
Geography
Location| Rutland County / Bennington County, Vermont, U.S.
Parent range| Taconic Mountains
Topo map| USGS Dorset
Climbing
Easiest route| unmaintained hiking trail

Dorset Mountain, on the border of Rutland and Bennington counties in Vermont, is part of the Taconic Range. The summit of Dorset Mountain is in Danby. An unmaintained hiking trail ascends from the southwest.

Dorset Mountain was the site of an unsuccessfully proposed alpine ski resort project in the 1960s.

Dorset Mountain is flanked to the south by Netop Mountain, Dorset Hill, and Mount Aeolus; to the west by The Scallop; to the northwest by Woodlawn Mountain; and to the southwest by Spruce Peak and The Gallop, subordinate peaks on the combined northern ridge of Bear Mountain and Mother Myrick Mountain. All of these mountains are of the Taconic Range. To the east, Dorset Mountain is flanked by Peru Peak and Styles Peak of the Green Mountains. The east face of Dorset Mtn. drains into the upper part of Otter Creek, thence into Lake Champlain, and ultimately into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Canada. The northern slopes of Dorset Mtn. drain into Mill Brook, thence into Otter Creek. The southwestern slopes drain into the Mettawee River, and thence into the south bay of Lake Champlain. The southeastern extension of Dorset's massif drains into Batten Kill, thence into the Hudson River, and into New York Harbor.

## Danby marble

[edit]

Dorset Mountain is home to the largest underground marble quarry in the world. The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. The mine is 1 ½ miles deep, and this is where Danby marble is quarried. Vermont Quarries Corporation took over the production and operation of the famous Danby Marble quarry in 1992.

## See also

[edit]

* List of mountains in Vermont
* New England Hundred Highest
* New England Fifty Finest

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Dorset Mountain, Vermont". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
2. ^ "Dorset Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

## External links

[edit]

* "Dorset Mountain". SummitPost.org.
* Dorset Hollow Ski Area - New England's Cancelled Ski Areas.
* Dorset Mountain - NHMountainHiking.com.
* Vermont Quarries Corporation.

* v
* t
* e

Mountains of Vermont

Green Mountains|

| Presidential Range|

* Mount Abraham
* Mount Cleveland
* Mount Grant
* Mount Roosevelt
* Mount Wilson

|

Others|

* Big Jay
* Bolton Mountain
* Bread Loaf Mountain
* Bromley Mountain
* Camel's Hump
* Glastenbury Mountain
* Haystack Mountain
* Hogback Mountain
* Jay Peak
* Killington Peak
* Lincoln Peak
* Mendon Peak
* Mount Ellen
* Mount Mansfield
* Mount Snow
* Pico Peak
* Prospect Mountain
* Shrewsbury Peak
* Stark Mountain
* Stratton Mountain

Taconic Mountains|

* Dorset Mountain
* Equinox Mountain
* Grass Mountain
* Mount Aeolus
* Snake Mountain
* White Rock

Others|

* Burke Mountain
* East Mountain
* Gile Mountain
* Gore Mountain
* Ludlow Mountain
* Monadnock Mountain
* Mount Ascutney
* Mount Ephraim
* Mount Hor
* Mount Horrid
* Mount Pisgah
* Mount Putnam
* Mount Tom
* Notre Dame Mountains
* Okemo Mountain
* Signal Mountain
* Terrible Mountain

This article about a location in Vermont is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template