Mount Aeolus | |
Elevation Ft: | 3230 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 1150 |
Range: | Taconic Range |
Location: | Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont |
Map: | Vermont |
Map Size: | 128 |
Coordinates: | 43.2406°N -73.0387°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Manchester |
Mount Aeolus is a mountain summit in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Mount Aeolus is one of the Taconic Mountains. It lies west of the community of East Dorset.
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".