Bread Loaf Mountain (Vermont)
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| Bread Loaf Mountain | |
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 A distant view of Bread Loaf from the Otter Creek, April 2007 |
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| Elevation | 3,835 feet (1,169 m) |
| Location | Addison County, Vermont |
| Range | Green Mountains |
| Prominence | 1,430 ft (436 m) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Topo map | USGS Lincoln |
| Listing | #87 New England 100 Highest |
Bread Loaf Mountain is a mountain located in Addison County, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain is part of the central Green Mountains. Bread Loaf Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Mount Wilson.
The southeast end of Bread Loaf Mountain drains into the headwaters of the White River, thence into the Connecticut River which drains into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The east side of Bread Loaf Mtn. drains into the headwaters of the New Haven River, thence into Otter Creek, Lake Champlain, Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and ultimately into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The northern part of the west side of Bread Loaf Mtn. drains into Blue Bank Brook, thence into the New Haven River. The southern part of the west side of Bread Loaf Mtn. drains into Sparks Brook and the Middle Branch of the Middlebury River, thence into the Middlebury River and Otter Creek.
The Long Trail, a 272-mile (438 km) hiking trail running the length of Vermont, crosses Bread Loaf. It runs up the southern part of the mountain's summit ridge to the peak, then doubles back to the east, meeting the Emily Proctor Trail from South Lincoln at the Emily Proctor Shelter, then continuing on to Mt. Wilson.
Bread Loaf Mountain gave its name to Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English, and its Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
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