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Killington Peak 
Killington Peak seen from Pico PeakElevation 4,235 ft (1,291 m) NGVD 29[1] Prominence 3,315 ft (1,010 m) [1] Listing New England 4,000 footers
#5 New England Fifty FinestLocation Location Rutland County, Vermont, USA Range Coolidge Range Coordinates 43°36′16″N 72°49′12″W / 43.6045130°N 72.8201024°WCoordinates: 43°36′16″N 72°49′12″W / 43.6045130°N 72.8201024°W[2] Topo map USGS Killington Peak Killington Peak is the second highest summit in the Green Mountains and in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located east of Rutland in south-central Vermont. A ski resort, Killington Ski Resort, nicknamed "the beast of the east,"[citation needed] is located on the mountain. Killington is a stop on the Long Trail, which here shares its route with the Appalachian Trail. Traveling southbound on the Trail, it is the last 4,000 feet (1,200 m) peak until Virginia. A gondola transports skiers and non-hikers to the summit, which is complete with a restaurant.
In 1763, the mountain was known as Pisgah.[3][4]
Lodging situations have changed over the years from sleeping on barroom floors and barns on the mountain road, traveling up from nearby Rutland or Woodstock, to now over 120 inns, lodges and condominium complexes, with sleeping capacity to bring the Rutland region's tourist population to 60,000 on a winter weekend.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Killington Peak, Vermont". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7031. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Killington Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1458086. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ A name given later to a mountain in another part of the state
- ^ Starr, Tena (29 September 2010). "Do warriors haunt the ruins on Pisgah?". Barton, Vermont: the chronicle. pp. 1B.
External links
- "Killington Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1458086.
- Killington Vermont Official Town Website
- Killington Vermont Chamber of Commerce Website
- Discover Killington
- "Killington Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/154527.
- Killington Ski Resort
- Killington Ski Tours - Est. 1968
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