Editing Rupert, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
Rupert is located in the northwest corner of Bennington County, bordered by [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]], [[New York (state)|New York]] to the west and [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland County]] to the north. The town is situated in the [[Taconic Mountains]]; the highest point is a {{convert|3010|ft|adj=on}} summit on the ridge of Bear Mountain in the southeast corner of the town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|115.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|115.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.08%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000361000| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163318/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000361000| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rupert town, Bennington County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> The northern portion of the town is drained by the [[Mettawee River]] and Indian River, tributaries of [[Lake Champlain]], while the rest of the town drains to the [[Batten Kill]] in New York and eventually the [[Hudson River]].

The northeast corner of town is crossed by [[Vermont Route 30]], following the Mettawee River. [[Vermont Route 153]] runs north–south through the western part of the town before crossing into New York. [[Vermont Route 315]] runs east–west through the center of the town, connecting to VT 30 in East Rupert and to VT 153 in Rupert proper. The town also has the hamlets of West Rupert (on VT 153) and North Rupert (on VT 30).