In 1946 an 18 year old Bennington College student (Paula Welden) disappeared near the Long Trail at Glastenbury Mountain. Her still unsolved disappearance is one of the main reasons that the area known as the Bennington Triangle, and Glastenbury Mountain has been the site of several other suspicious disappearances since. In addition, lost/missing hikers on Glastenbury Mountain were rescued as recently as 2019 by the state police and game wardens: https://m.facebook.com/VermontStatePolice/photos/a.237732957895/10156937429982896/
The Glastenbury area is considered an “unincorporated” town since during the 2020 census only 9 people lived there, but was once inhabited by over 241 people in 1880 due to a booming lumber industry (the entire mountain was clearcut). The mountain also has an abandoned cemetery, and many visitors report a mysterious mood on the mountain due to the unusual quietness in its wilderness. Some believe it is an ancient Native American burial site, but I don’t know how accurate that claim is.
Anyways… if you’re looking for something sketchy then camp there - but be safe, stick to a plan, and let others know that plan.
pattyd14 t1_iyezqrz wrote
Reply to Camping at Bennington Triangle by TrueFact_666_b4_777
In 1946 an 18 year old Bennington College student (Paula Welden) disappeared near the Long Trail at Glastenbury Mountain. Her still unsolved disappearance is one of the main reasons that the area known as the Bennington Triangle, and Glastenbury Mountain has been the site of several other suspicious disappearances since. In addition, lost/missing hikers on Glastenbury Mountain were rescued as recently as 2019 by the state police and game wardens: https://m.facebook.com/VermontStatePolice/photos/a.237732957895/10156937429982896/
Paula Welden’s disappearance was actually the main reason for the formation of the Vermont State Police in 1947: https://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/missing/c/welden https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/paula-jean-welden-birth-vermont-state-police
The Glastenbury area is considered an “unincorporated” town since during the 2020 census only 9 people lived there, but was once inhabited by over 241 people in 1880 due to a booming lumber industry (the entire mountain was clearcut). The mountain also has an abandoned cemetery, and many visitors report a mysterious mood on the mountain due to the unusual quietness in its wilderness. Some believe it is an ancient Native American burial site, but I don’t know how accurate that claim is.
Anyways… if you’re looking for something sketchy then camp there - but be safe, stick to a plan, and let others know that plan.