Killington Vermont Map

About Killington, Vermont

Killington is a locality in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 861. Killington is located at 43.6776°N, 72.7798°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05751.

Killington reveals itself through the steady, cold movement of the Ottauquechee River, which carves a deliberate path through the rugged terrain of this elevated landscape. It lies 10.7 miles east-northeast of Rutland, VT (from Rutland, VT: bearing 64°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-southwest of Randolph. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, often filtering the late afternoon light into a pale, thin gold that illuminates the dense, darkening timber of the Calvin Coolidge State Forest. Beyond the immediate reach of the woods, the ground rises in persistent swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains, while the stillness of Kent Pond reflects the heavy, shifting clouds of a high-altitude sky. Hikers often traverse the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which runs directly through the landscape, serving as a reminder that this earth belongs more to the elements and the long migration of seasons than to the temporary markings of human passage.

Killington operates with a rhythmic pulse dictated by the turning of the year, transitioning from the quiet, labor-intensive cycles of local forest management to the industrious vigor of winter activity. The economy remains tethered to the land’s dramatic verticality, drawing people who seek the challenge of the Telefon Trail or the quiet solitude found deeper in the brush. History in this region is measured not in grand monuments, but in the slow reclamation of stone walls by moss and the enduring resilience of those who cultivate the thin, rocky soil. Life proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, where the physical demands of the terrain determine the pace of the day, and the proximity to features like The Basin provides a stark, geological perspective on a life lived among the crags and deep, shaded hollows of the northern woods.

About This Killington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Killington, Vermont. Coordinates: 43.677568, -72.779825. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Killington includes the ZIP code (05751), telephone area code (802), county seat of Rutland County (Rutland), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.