All Trails

Mount Mansfield — Long Trail

Vermont's highest peak with an alpine ridge shaped like a human profile. 5.6 miles via Sunset Ridge with rare arctic-alpine vegetation.

ModerateNortheast4,393 ftExposed Ridge

Mount Mansfield — Long Trail

🌧️ Light drizzle

Reconsider
42°
Feels 29°FSummit · 4,393 ft
5:59 AM7:40 PM
BELOW FREEZINGDANGEROUS WINDPRECIP POSSIBLE

Wind

39mph

Precip

66%

Humid

90%

Elev Δ

+100ft

12-Hour Temp Trend

23°32°

Hourly Forecast

7 AM

🌧️

32°

11mph

8 AM

🌧️

30°

13mph

9 AM

🌨️

27°

16mph

10 AM

🌨️

26°

15mph

11 AM

🌨️

25°

17mph

12 PM

🌨️

23°

16mph

1 PM

🌨️

23°

14mph

2 PM

🌨️

23°

15mph

3 PM

🌨️

23°

13mph

4 PM

🌨️

23°

15mph

5 PM

🌨️

23°

11mph

6 PM

🌨️

23°

10mph

Summit Conditions

42°F→−0°→42°F

Wet lapse rate: 2.7°F/1,000ft · 108 ft gain

◎L1
Merino wool 200g base layer

Medium-weight merino regulates temp and resists odor on long days

◉L2
Grid fleece jacket

Stretchy grid fleece balances warmth and breathability on climbs

◈L3
Wind shell jacketPACK

Blocks summit wind without trapping sweat on the approach

◆L4
Waterproof rain shellPACK

2.5L or 3L waterproof breathable jacket — separate from your wind shell

Summit Pack List

↟Wind shell↟Light puffy (optional)↟Beanie↟Light gloves↟Rain shell

Start Cold Tip

Start in your base + fleece. You'll warm up on the switchbacks. Pack your wind shell for the exposed ridge — wind hits different above treeline.

Updated 6:46:05 AM · America/New_York

Updated Apr 19, 6:46 AM UTC

More trails in Northeast

Mount Washington via Tuckerman Ravine

6,288 ft · strenuous

Franconia Ridge Traverse

5,260 ft · strenuous

Mount Katahdin — Knife Edge

5,267 ft · strenuous