Pico Peak is a mountain located in Rutland County, Vermont. It is the northernmost summit of the Coolidge Range in the Green Mountains, and the second highest after Killington Peak. Pico Peak is flanked to the south by Rams Head, and to the north faces Deer Leap Mountain across Sherburne Pass. The peak's name may stem from the Abnaki for "the pass/opening" or indeed from the Spanish or Portuguese word for peak, Pico. Seen from Sherburne Pass the ...
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Pico Peak is a mountain located in Rutland County, Vermont. It is the northernmost summit of the Coolidge Range in the Green Mountains, and the second highest after Killington Peak. Pico Peak is flanked to the south by Rams Head, and to the north faces Deer Leap Mountain across Sherburne Pass. The peak's name may stem from the Abnaki for "the pass/opening" or indeed from the Spanish or Portuguese word for peak, Pico. Seen from Sherburne Pass the summit resembles a cone. "Pico Peak" appears on the 1869 Beers Atlas of Rutland County, Walling's 1860 Map of the State of Vermont and Chace's 1854 Map of Rutland County (albeit reversed with Killington Peak).
The northeast side of Pico Peak drains into Kent Brook, thence into the Ottauquechee River, the Connecticut River, and into Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The southeast side of Pico drains into Roaring Brook, and thence into the Ottauquechee. The northwest side of Pico drains into Mendon Brook, thence into East Creek, Otter Creek, and...
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