- Jay Peak (Vermont)
Infobox Mountain
Name = Jay Peak
Photo = Jay Peak.jpg
Caption = tramway car visible to the right of the summit
Elevation = 1,176metre s (3,858 feet)
Prominence = 905 m (2,970 ft)
Location = Orleans County,Vermont
Range =Green Mountains
Coordinates = coord|44|55.45|N|72|31.54|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=title,inline
Topographic
USGS "Jay Peak"
Type = |Age =
First ascent =
Easiest route = maintained hiking trail
Listing = #8New England Fifty Finest #81 New England 100 HighestJay Peak is a
mountain located about 5 mi. (8 km) south of theUnited States-Canada border , in Westfield, Orleans County,Vermont , of which it is the highest point. Most of the mountain is inJay Peak State Forest .The mountain is named for the town of Jay in which much of the mountain except the peak area is located. The town of Jay, in turn, is named forJohn Jay (1745–1829). It is part of the northernGreen Mountains . The mountain is flanked to the southwest byBig Jay , and to the north by North Jay Peak (3,438 ft / 1,048 m).The mountain stands within the watershed of the
Missisquoi River , which drains intoLake Champlain , thence intoCanada 'sRichelieu River , theSaint Lawrence River , and into theGulf of Saint Lawrence .The south side of the mountain drains into Jay Brook, thence west into the Trout River and the Missisquoi River.The northwest side of the mountain drains into Black Falls Brook, and thence into the Trout River.The north and northeast sides of the mountain drain east into the Jay Branch of the Missisquoi River.Jay Peak is the northernmost major mountain crossed by the
Long Trail , a 272-mile (438-km) hikingtrail running the length of Vermont.The Jay Peak
ski resort is on the northeast side of Jay Peak.See also
*
List of mountains in Vermont
*New England Fifty Finest
*New England Hundred Highest
*Jay Peak Resort External links
*
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7006 PeakBagger.com: Jay Peak]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.