Middlebury Gap, is a mountain pass

Mountain pass

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 in the Green Mountains

Green Mountains

The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately .-Peaks:The most notable mountains in the range include:*Mount Mansfield, , the highest point in Vermont*Killington Peak, *Mount Ellen,...

 of Vermont

Vermont

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The height of land of the pass is located in Addison County

Addison County, Vermont

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On the southeast side of the height of land, the notch is drained by the Robbins Branch, thence into the Hancock Branch of the White River, which drains into the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

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, and into Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound

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 in Connecticut

Connecticut

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To the northwest, the notch is the source

Source (river or stream)

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 of the South Branch of the Middlebury River, which drains into Otter Creek, and into Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain

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Lake Champlain drains into the Richelieu River

Richelieu River

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 in Québec

Quebec

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, thence into the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

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The Long Trail

Long Trail

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, a 272-mile (438-km) hiking trail

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 running the length of Vermont, crosses Middlebury Gap between 3234 feet (985.7 m) Worth Mountain, 2 mi (3 km) to the south, and 3323 feet (1,012.9 m) Boyce Mountain, 2.5 mi (4 km) to the north.

The Middlebury College Snow Bowl

Middlebury College Snow Bowl

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straddles the southern side of Middlebury Gap.