Equinox Mountain
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Equinox Mountain (also known as Mount Equinox) is a mountain in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, outside of Manchester. The mountain is the highest peak of the Taconic Range, and the highest point of Bennington County. It is one of thirteen peaks in Vermont with a topographic prominence over 2,000 ft, ranked third behind Mansfield and Killington. Equinox is the second highest peak in southern Vermont, after Stratton Mountain.
The Taconic Range ridgeline continues to the north from Equinox Mountain as Mother Myrick Mountain and south as Red Mountain; it is flanked to the west by Bennetts Ridge and Bear Mountain, also of the Taconic Range, and to the east by the western escarpment and plateau of the Green Mountains, across the Batten Kill valley. The southeast side of Equinox Mountain 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.
Radio station WEQX's tower is located on the mountain, hence the callsign of the station. There is also a former hotel, the Sky Line Inn. The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration monastery is situated on the slopes of the mountain. Equinox Mountain can be climbed by several different hiking trails.
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- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Equinox Mountain
- Peakbagger.com: Equinox Mountain
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