Mount Mansfield, VT

Mt. Mansfield sits atop Vermont’s Green Mountains, offering commanding views of the surrounding landscape and the distant Adirondack mountains on a clear day.

I first climbed this highpoint on Independence Day 2015 with a group of good friends on a visit to Burlington. After climbing Mt. Mansfield, we spent a few hours watching the sunset on Lake Champlain before enjoying hearty dinner in town.