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Mount Aeolus (Vermont)

Mount Aeolus (Vermont)

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For other places with the same name, see Mount Aeolus.

Mount Aeolus is a mountain summit in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Mount Aeolus is one of the Taconic Mountains. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the community of East Dorset.[2]

Western face of Mount Aeolus in the light of the sunset in October 2021.
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Its name is derived from Aeolus, the Greek god of the wind. The Board on Geographic Names ruled in favor of the current name in 1986; prior to that time, the mountain had been referred to as "Mount Eolus" and "Green Peak".[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mount Aeolus, Vermont". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. [2]
    "Mount Aeolus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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