Equinox Mountain
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Equinox Mountain | |
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Elevation | 1,175 metres (3,850 feet) |
Location | Bennington County, Vermont, USA |
Range | Taconic Range |
Prominence | 945 m (3,060 ft) |
Coordinates | |
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.