Equinox Mountain

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Equinox Mountain
Elevation 1,175 metres (3,850 feet)
Location Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Range Taconic Range
Prominence 945 m (3,060 ft)
Coordinates 43°9.96′N 73°7.06′W
Topo map USGS Manchester

Equinox Mountain (also known as Mount Equinox) is a mountain in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, outside of Arlington. The mountain is the highest peak of the Taconic Range, and the highest point of Bennington County. It is one of fourteen peaks in Vermont with a topographic prominence over 2000 ft, ranked third behind Mansfield and Killington.

The southeast side of Equinox drains into Batten Kill, thence into the Hudson River, and into New York Harbor. The northwest side of Equinox drains into Green River, a tributary of Batten Kill.

The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration monastery is on a slope of the mountain.

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