Mount Aeolus is a mountain summit in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Mount Aeolus is one of the Taconic Mountains. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the community of East Dorset.[2]
Name
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".[2]
References
- ^ "Mount Aeolus, Vermont". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ a b c "Mount Aeolus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-07.