Mount Mansfield State Forest

Mount Mansfield State Forest covers 44,444 acres in seven towns in Chittenden, Lamoille and Washington counties in Vermont. The towns are Bolton and Underhill in Chittenden County, Cambridge, Johnson, Morristown and Stowe in Lamoille County, and Waterbury in Washington County.

Photo: Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Forest
Description: state forest in Vermont USA
Also known as: “Mount Mansfield Forest Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Mansfield and Smugglers Notch.

Mount Mansfield

Peak

Photo: Calzarette, Public domain.

Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, reaching an elevation of 4,393 feet above sea level. Located in the northwest of the state, it is also the highest peak in the Green Mountains.

Smugglers Notch

Mountain saddle

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Smugglers Notch is a mountain pass in Lamoille County, Vermont. The notch separates Mount Mansfield, the highest peak of the Green Mountains, from Spruce Peak and the Sterling Range.

Smugglers’ Notch Resort

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Smugglers' Notch Resort is a ski resort area in the town of Cambridge, Vermont, United States, located near the village of Jeffersonville. Its vertical drop of 2,610 feet is the fourth largest in New England and the third largest in Vermont. Its namesake is a narrow notch running adjacent to Sterling Mountain, which smugglers used in the early 19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stevensville and Jeffersonville.

Stevensville

Hamlet

Stevensville is an unincorporated community in the town of Underhill, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Stevensville is situated 5 miles southwest of Mount Mansfield State Forest.