Camel's Hump

Huntington, VT · Green Mountains, VermontFreeFree entry; undeveloped park with no facilities

About

Camel's Hump is the profile Vermonters recognize from a moving car, the double hump that ended up on the state quarter. At 4,083 feet it ties Mount Ellen for third-highest in the state, and nothing has been built on top: no lifts, no auto road, no summit tower. The usual climb is the Burrows Trail out of Huntington, 4.8 miles round trip and roughly 2,300 feet of gain, steady work rather than technical until the last pitch of open rock. The final stretch crosses about ten acres of true alpine tundra, arctic plants holding on since the ice age, which is why a Green Mountain Club caretaker spends summer days up there asking hikers to step only on stone. No fee, no gate. Trails close for mud season each spring, roughly early April until the weekend before Memorial Day, and the lot at the end of Camel's Hump Road fills early on foliage Saturdays.

Highlights

4,083 ft, undeveloped summitNo fee, no reservationBurrows Trail 4.8 mi round tripAbout 2,300 ft of gainMud season closure to late MayAlpine tundra on top

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