- Shrewsbury Peak
Infobox Mountain
Name = Shrewsbury Peak
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Elevation = convert|1130|m|ft|-1|lk=on [Summit elevation between 3,700 and 3,720 ft.]
Prominence = convert|190|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 3,080 and 3,100 ft.]
Location = nowrap| Rutland County,Vermont ,USA
Range =Coolidge Range
Coordinates = coord|43|34.54|N|72|48.36|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Killington Peak"
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Listing =Shrewsbury Peak is a
mountain located in Rutland County,Vermont , in theCalvin Coolidge State Forest . The mountain is part of theCoolidge Range .Shrewsbury is flanked to the northwest byLittle Killington .The northeast slopes of Shrewsbury Peak drain into Madden Brook, thence into the
Ottauquechee River , theConnecticut River , and intoLong Island Sound inConnecticut .The southeast slopes of Shrewsbury Peak drain into Woodward Reservoir, thence into the Ottauquechee River.The south end of Shrewsbury Peak drains into Tinker Brook, thence into theheadwaters of the Black River, anothertributary of Connecticut River.The southwest slopes of Shrewsbury Peak drain into Gould Brook, thence into the Cold River, and Otter Creek, which drains intoLake Champlain , and thence into theRichelieu River inQuébec , theSaint Lawrence River , and into theGulf of Saint Lawrence .The west side of Shrewsbury Peak drains into Sargent Brook, thence into Gould Brook and the Cold River.The
Appalachian Trail , a 2,170-mile (3,500-km)National Scenic Trail from Georgia toMaine , and Vermont'sLong Trail run through the Coolidge Range, about convert|1.5|mi|km|0 northwest of Shrewsbury Peak.Notes
See also
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List of mountains in Vermont External links
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7034 Peakbagger.com: Shrewsbury Peak]
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