Stark Mountain (also known as General Stark Mountain) is a mountain in the
Green Mountains in the
U.S. state of
Vermont. Located in the town of
Fayston in
Washington County, the mountain summit is in elevation. Stark Mountain is named after
General John Stark
Major general (United States), Major-General John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822) was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War. He became known as the ...
, hero of the
Battle of Bennington fought in 1777.
Drainage basin
Stark Mountain stands within the
watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
of
Lake Champlain, which drains into the
Richelieu River in
Québec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
, the
Saint Lawrence River, and then eventually into the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence. On the east side of the ridge, Stark Mountain drains into Mill Brook, thence into the
Mad River, the
Winooski River, and into Lake Champlain. On the west side of the ridge, Stark Mountain drains into the
Huntington River Huntington may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Huntington, Nova Scotia
New Zealand
* Huntington, New Zealand a suburb in Hamilton, New Zealand
United Kingdom
* Huntington, Cheshire, England
* Huntington, East Lothian, Scotland
* Huntington, ...
and into the Winooski River.
Hiking
The
Long Trail traverses the summit of Stark Mountain, approximately north of
Mount Ellen. The closest side trail providing access to this section of the Long Trail is the Jerusalem Trail in
Starksboro, Vermont
Starksboro is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
Geography
Starksboro is located in the northeast corner of Addison County, along the western edge of the Green ...
,
which is also named after John Stark.
Just east of
Camel's Hump State Forest in Starksboro, on the north peak of Stark Mountain at , sits Stark's Nest, a warming hut for winter skiers at the
Mad River Glen
Mad River Glen is a ski area in Fayston, Vermont. Located within the Green Mountain range, it sits in the Mad River Valley. Though not considered a large ski area, it has a vertical drop of , which ranks 14th in New England, and its terrain wa ...
ski area. In the summer, the hut becomes an overnight lodge for hikers. The hike from
Appalachian Gap to Stark's Nest via the Long Trail is with of vertical gain. Likewise it is from the base of the Mad River Glen ski area to Stark's Nest via the Stark Mountain Trail but with of vertical gain.
See also
*
List of mountains in Vermont
*
Molly Stark
References
{{Mountains of Vermont
Mountains of Vermont
Fayston, Vermont
Landforms of Washington County, Vermont