It's been a while since you had mountains all around.
Vermont is where the excitement really starts to build
for the mountains of the northern AT
1-Bromley Mt. My favorite view from a tower on the whole AT. To the south Stratton Mt rises from its enormous base, to the north are Peru Peak and the main spine of the Green Mountains and across the valley are Mt Aeolus and Dorset Peak. Like many of the mountains in Vermont, it shares the summit with a ski area so it may not be the pure nature ex- perience many long for but it didn’t bother me.
2-Baker Peak. This dramatic rocky peak looks WAY down into a narrow valley and across to equally dramatic mountains on the other side. There’s a crazy lumpiness to the ridges and mountains that is wonderfully refreshing and brings back the feeling of wildness to the trail.
3-Stratton Mt. It takes exceptional visibility to really make out the long ridge of the Green Mountains. Still it’s near and dear to the heart for being the place where legend has it that both the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail were first envisioned.
4-Glastonbury Mt. Special because it’s the first really big mountain with that great back-in-the-mountains-again view for the northbounder. The other feature is a shelter (Goddard) with a view. If it’s buggy, the Kid Gore Shelter is the way to go.
5-Killington. The view is worth the trip up the (very) steep side trail from Cooper Lodge. The tangle of equipment on the summit is an ugly mess and the burgers are not worth the bother. Stay strong, enjoy the view and eat all you want at the Long Trail Inn.