Mount Ascutney

Mount Ascutney is a monadnock situated in southern Vermont. With a summit height of around 3144 feet 958 m., it is the second-most astounding top in Windsor County, Vermont the most elevated is Gillespie Peak toward the west. Especially critical about Ascutney are its stone outcrops, one of which, close to its top, fills in as a starting point for hang-lightweight flyers. The mountain is extremely steep, and its trails cross a Vermont state timberland. It was the name of a settlement close where the Sugar River meets the Connecticut River. The Abenaki name for the mountain is Cas-Cad-Nac, which signifies "pile of the rough summit".