Mount Ascutney

Mount Ascutney
Mount Ascutney from Claremont, New Hampshire
Highest point
Elevation	3,144 ft (958 m)[1]
Prominence	2,270 ft (690 m)[1]
Listing	#25 on New England Fifty Finest
Coordinates	43°26′40″N 72°27′13″W / 43.4445164°N 72.4537019°W / 43.4445164; -72.4537019[2]
Geography
Mount Ascutney Windsor County, Vermont, U.S. Show map of Vermont Mount Ascutney Mount Ascutney (the United States) Show map of the United States
Topo map	USGS Mount Ascutney
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Ascutney is a mountain in the U.S. state of Vermont. At 3,144 feet (958 m), it is the highest peak in Windsor County. Mount Ascutney is a monadnock that rises abruptly from the surrounding lowlands. For example, the Windsor Trail is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) to the summit with 2,514 feet (766 m) of elevation gain and an overall 18% grade. Particularly noteworthy are the mountain's granite outcrops, one of which, near the summit, serves as a launching point for hang-gliders.

The mountain's base straddles several villages — Ascutney, Brownsville, Windsor, and West Windsor — and it is located only several miles off exit 8 on Interstate 91 in Mount Ascutney State Park. The mountain itself is visible from the top of Mount Washington, seventy miles away.