Middlebury Gap
| Middlebury Gap | |
|---|---|
Elevation | 2,144 ft (653 m) |
| Traversed by |  Vermont Route 125 |
| Location | Hancock, Addison County, Vermont, United States |
| Range | Green Mountains |
| Coordinates | 43°56.19′N 72°56.98′W / 43.93650°N 72.94967°W |
| Topo map | USGS Bread Loaf |
Middlebury Gap, is a mountain pass in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The
height of land of the pass is located in Addison County
.
On the southeast side of the
. To the northwest, the notch is thesource of the South Branch of the Middlebury River, which drains into Otter Creek, and into Lake Champlain
.
Lake Champlain drains into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
.
The Long Trail, a 272-mile (438-km) hiking trail running the length of Vermont, crosses Middlebury Gap between 3,234-foot (986 m) Worth Mountain, 2 mi (3 km) to the south, and 3,323-foot (1,013 m) Boyce Mountain, 2.5 mi (4 km) to the north.
The Breadloaf Wilderness lies north of Middlebury Gap to Lincoln Gap. The Middlebury College Snow Bowl is just south of the gap, and beyond that is the Joseph Battell Wilderness.
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