The State of Vermont

Vermont is the second largest state in New England after Maine, just a few hundred square miles larger than New Hampshire.

The word Vermont is derived from the French, les monts verts, or "the green mountains." The Green Mountain State is bordered by Canada, New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. It is 157.4 miles in length, 90.3 miles wide at the Canadian border, and 41.6 miles along the Massachusetts border. The Connecticut River forms the eastern boundary, while the western boundary runs down the middle of Lake Champlain for more than half of its length.

In Vermont there are 223 mountains over 2,000 feet in elevation. Although Vermont was virtually clear-cut of timber during the late 19th century, more than 75 percent of the state's total area is now forested.