Darling State Park, located in northeastern Vermont (see map, “Burke
Mountain,” Fig. 1), offers outstanding opportunities to the camper,
picnicker, hiker, view-seeker and winter sportsman. On a clear day the
top of Burke Mountain offers a most spectacular view of northeastern
Vermont and such distant points as Mount Ascutney (located on the
Connecticut River, some 80 miles as the crow flies, to the south). Other
prominent peaks that may be seen are Camels Hump (50 miles southwest),
Mount Mansfield (44 miles west), Jay Peak (39 miles northwest), and
Mount Washington (the highest Peak in the New England States and the
northeast, which is located in New Hampshire some 47 miles southeast of
Burke Mountain). For the traveler, the view from Burke Mountain reveals
“where he has been” and where he might “next go.” See Figure 1 for the
location of points which can be seen from the overlooks atop Burke
Mountain.
Both the professional and amateur naturalist will find Darling State
Park extremely interesting. This pamphlet is devoted primarily to the
geology of the park, but the fauna and flora of this area present the
visitor with days of interesting studies. It is hoped that in the near
future pamphlets describing these aspects of Darling State Park will be
published.