mountain pass
Smugglers' Notch
A dramatic, boulder-strewn Vermont mountain pass on VT-108 squeezing between 1,000-foot cliffs near Stowe, so narrow that trucks are banned and the road closes each winter.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Vermont, United States · North America
Essex Junction is worth a stop: 10 minutes from South Burlington, 28km from Ausable Chasm.
Essex Junction is a town located in Vermont, United States. With a population of 10,111, it is an important destination in North America.
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Essex Junction station, also known as Essex Junction–Burlington, is an Amtrak train station in the city of Essex Junction, Vermont, United States. The station was originally built by the Vermont Central Railway in 1859 and replaced in 1959. It serves Amtrak's Vermonter train, which runs from St. Albans, near theRead more
Canada–U.S. border, south to Washington, D.C. Prior to bridge trouble at Alburgh, north of St. Albans, train service continued to Montreal. Until the early 1960s, the Boston and Maine railroad operated Montreal to Boston service on The Ambassador through the station.
It became the closest station to Burlington, Vermont's most populous city, when the Rutland Railroad ended service to Burlington on June 26, 1953. Inter-city service directly to Burlington Union Station did not resume until July 29, 2022, when the Ethan Allen Express was extended to Burlington.
The Essex Junction station has received negative attention in recent years, with city officials saying it can make visitors "feel scared or intimidated". Local officials have authorized a $3.5 million face-lift of the station, backed by federal funds, which would prepare the station to accommodate larger passenger numbers if the proposed Vermonter extension to Montreal is built. Platform repairs caused the closure of the waiting room from April 22 to December 3, 2024; a temporary trailer was provided.
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Essex Junction is located in Vermont, United States, North America. The coordinates are 44.4906 latitude, -73.1110 longitude.
Essex Junction has a population of approximately 10,111 people, making it a town in United States.
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mountain pass
A dramatic, boulder-strewn Vermont mountain pass on VT-108 squeezing between 1,000-foot cliffs near Stowe, so narrow that trucks are banned and the road closes each winter.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A two-mile sandstone gorge up to 150 feet deep cut into 500-million-year-old Potsdam sandstone, open to visitors since 1873 via trails, walkways bolted to the rock face, and raft floats.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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