Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in the state of Vermont. From the mountain, the highest point in the town of Underhill, Vermont, 4395-foot peak (1,340 m) above sea level. Your Ridgeline, including some secondary peaks, lies in the town of Stowe.
When viewed from the east or west, this mountain looks like a very elongated human profile, with the clear forehead, nose, lips, chin and Adam's apple. These features are most distinct when viewed from the east, unlike most human faces; the chin is the highest point.
Mount Mansfield is one of the three points in Vermont, where true alpine tundra survives from the Ice Age. A few acres exist on hump camel and the Mount Abraham near and south, but the Mount Mansfield summit still has about 200 acres.
The mountain is used for various recreational and commercial purposes. "The Nose" is home to the transmitter towers for a number of regional radio stations and television. There are many hiking trails, including the long road, which crosses the main range. In addition, the eastern flank of the mountain is used by the Stowe Mountain Resort for skiing in winter. One of the tourist activities take the toll road (about four miles, steep, mostly unpaved, with several hairpin turns) of the Base Lodge Stowe in "The Nose" and walk along the ridge or "The Chin ".
In addition to expert trails, a group of famous trails, known as the "Front Four" are goat, Starr, National and Lift line. Steep areas have many natural hazards (rocks and trees), and little grooming. There are also numerous country skiing trails around the base of the mountain and its lower slopes. Bruce The road descends the east side of the mountain, while the Teardrop way down the west side.
Mount Mansfield has four major trails leading to the summit. They range in difficulty from M (moderate) to DDD (very difficult). The long road, a route through the famous Vermont, is classified as M, as is the Haselton Road. It is more difficult Profanity Trail, which is classified as DD (harder) and very difficult Cliff Trail, a DDD. These trails extend to the name of the front peak, an elevation of 3,940 feet, upper lip and lower lip and chin 4395 feet. The chin is the highest point in Vermont. Each peak is usually the name of part of a face that Mount Mansfield resembles when viewed sideways.
Marked trails are white and blue fire. The long road has 2 by 6 inches (51 by 152 mm) white burns (formerly red-white-around bull's-eyes loop). All other roads are marked with blue flames. This is a challenging 0.7 miles (1 km) hike to the ridge, which extends through the long path. To reach the trailhead Profanity a long walk in the path of long should be done. The Haselton starts at the base of the gondolas, running into a toll road.
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