Camel's Hump
Mountain Peak · Huntington, Vermont
Four thousand and eighty-three feet of bare rock and spruce between Huntington and Duxbury, tied with Mount Ellen as the third highest mountain in Vermont and unmistakable from half the state - which is why Vermont put it on its state quarter in 1999, choosing it because it was wild and natural and suited the state's independent and quirky reputation. About ten acres of Ice Age alpine tundra survive on the summit, and it is the only undeveloped alpine area in Vermont: no road, no ski area, no summit building. You walk up it or you do not go.
Camel's Hump Road, Huntington, Vermont, 05462, United States
The mountain is open at all times and completely FREE - no entrance fee, no permit and no parking charge at the main trailheads. ⚠ THERE IS NO ROAD, NO LIFT AND NO SUMMIT BUILDING: every ascent is on foot, typically four to six hours return with 2,200 to 2,400 feet of climbing. ⚠ MUD SEASON, ROUGHLY LATE MARCH TO LATE MAY, IS A REQUESTED CLOSURE ON THE HIGH TRAILS - the Green Mountain Club asks walkers off, because saturated ground and the summit's ten acres of alpine tundra are both damaged lastingly. The practical season is late June to early October; snow and ice persist into June and return in October, and a winter ascent needs traction and experience. A GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB SUMMIT CARETAKER is posted in season to protect the tundra - stay on the rock. ⚠ TRAILHEAD PARKING FILLS EARLY on autumn weekends and the road shoulders are narrow.