Catamount
Vermont
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.2 mi
Distance
28 ft
Gain
Conditions: Blocked
for cross country skiing, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 5 h ago · oldest 5 h
problem: Agency alerts
42 active alerts in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests; most severe: Glastenbury fire tower is closed to public use
USFSPosted Apr 22, 2025 · checked 5 h ago
caution: Weather
Clouds, high 55°F / low 50°F, 20% precip — 56/100 for cross country skiing
OpenWeather5 h ago
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Catamount
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 28 ft
- Elevation loss
- 28 ft
- Highest point
- 2,238 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,192 ft
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Directions & GPX
About this route
Catamount is a short out-and-back ski route in Massachusetts covering 0.17 miles with 40 feet of elevation gain.
Facts about this route
The climb
- Starts at
- 2,228 ft
- High point
- 2,238 ft
- Total climbing
- 28 ft
- Total descent
- 28 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 5% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 0.3 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It's essentially flat.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Rowe 3ne, MA weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan29° high11° low
- Feb31° high13° low
- Mar39° high20° low
- Apr51° high32° low
- May63° high42° low
- Jun70° high52° low
- Jul75° high57° low
- Aug75° high55° low
- Sep68° high48° low
- Oct56° high36° low
- Nov44° high28° low
- Dec34° high19° low
Where it is
- Manchester Ranger District · Ranger district
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:
Thundering Falls Use Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
OHV Use Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Firewood Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Appalachian Trail and Long Trail Shelter Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
FR 54 and FR 233 Use Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Wilderness Areas Use Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Rattlesnake Cliff and Mount Horrid Area Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Warren Falls Occupancy Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Blueberry Lake Occupancy and Use Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Chittenden Reservoir Occupancy Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Loose MooseCross-country skiing0.2 mi
- Hobbit HollowCross-country skiing0.3 mi
- Melville Nauheim ShelterCamping1.5 mi
- Congdon ShelterCamping1.7 mi
- Future CaveRock climbing3.9 mi
- Ship's ProwRock climbing4.1 mi
- North Branch Hoosic RiverCanoeing7.3 mi
- Deerfield RiverCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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