| Green Mountains | |
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 Green Mountains looking south from the summit ofMount Mansfield, the highest point in the range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Mansfield |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Vermont |
| Parent range | Appalachian Mountains |
TheGreen Mountains are amountain range in theU.S. state ofVermont and are asubrange of theAppalachian Mountains. The range runs primarily south to north and extends approximately 250 miles (400 km) from the border withMassachusetts to the border withQuebec,Canada. The part of the same range that is inMassachusetts andConnecticut is known as theBerkshires[1] or the Berkshire Hills[2] (with the Connecticut portion, mostly inLitchfield County, locally called the Northwest Hills or Litchfield Hills) and the Quebec portion is called the Sutton Mountains, orMonts Sutton [fr] in French.[3]
All mountains in Vermont are often referred to as the "Green Mountains". However, other ranges within Vermont, including theTaconic Mountains in southwestern Vermont and theNortheastern Highlands, are not geologically part of the Green Mountains.
The best-known mountains—for reasons such as high elevation, ease of public access by road or trail (especially theLong Trail andAppalachian Trail), or with ski resorts or towns nearby—in the range include:[4]
The Green Mountains are part of theAppalachian Mountains, a range that stretches from Quebec in the north toAlabama in the south. The Green Mountains are part of theNew England/Acadian forestsecoregion.[7]
Three peaks—Mount Mansfield, Camel's Hump, and Mount Abraham—supportalpine vegetation.[8]
Some of the mountains are developed forskiing and other snow-related activities. Others have hiking trails for use in summer.[9] Mansfield, Killington, Pico, and Ellen have downhill ski resorts on their slopes. All of the major peaks are traversed by theLong Trail, a wildernesshiking trail that runs from the southern to northern borders of the state and is overlapped by theAppalachian Trail for roughly1⁄3 of its length.
TheVermont Republic, also known as the Green Mountain Republic,[10] existed from 1777 to 1791, at which time Vermont became the 14th state.
Vermont not only takes itsstate nickname ("The Green Mountain State") from the mountains, it is named after them. The FrenchMonts Verts orVerts Monts is literally translated as "Green Mountains". This name was suggested in 1777 byDr. Thomas Young, an American revolutionary andBoston Tea Party participant. TheUniversity of Vermont and State Agricultural College is referred to as UVM, after the LatinUniversitas Viridis Montis (University of the Green Mountains).[11]
The Green Mountains are aphysiographic section of the largerNew England province, which in turn is part of the largerAppalachian physiographic division.[12]
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Green Mountains travel guide from Wikivoyage
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