Editing Dorset, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
Dorset is located along the northern border of Bennington County, with [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland County]] on the north. The [[Taconic Mountains]] occupy the central and western 3/4 of the town, with the Valley of Vermont on the east side of town separating the Taconics from the [[Green Mountains]] to the east. The communities of [[East Dorset, Vermont|East Dorset]], Freedleyville, and North Dorset are all in the Valley of Vermont, along [[U.S. Route 7 in Vermont|U.S. Route 7]], as is [[Emerald Lake State Park]]. Dorset and South Dorset are located in the western and southern parts of the town, respectively, along [[Vermont Route 30]] in a valley between two portions of the Taconic Range. {{convert|3230|ft|adj=on}} [[Mount Aeolus (Vermont)|Mount Aeolus]]<ref>{{gnis|1460935|name=Mount Aeolus}}</ref> is located in the southern part of the town between South Dorset and East Dorset. Dorset Mountain rises in the northern part of the town, with its {{Convert|3770|ft|adj=on}} summit (Dorset Peak) located just north of the town line in [[Danby, Vermont|Danby]]. A {{convert|3730|ft|adj=on}} subsidiary peak is located in Dorset proper.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|124.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|123.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|disp=flip|1}}, or 0.27%, is water. The height of land in the Valley of Vermont between the [[Hudson River]] and [[Lake Champlain]] watersheds is located in Dorset. The [[Batten Kill]] rises just north of East Dorset and flows south into [[Manchester (town), Vermont|Manchester]], then west to the Hudson in [[New York (state)|New York]]. The [[Otter Creek (Vermont)|Otter Creek]], one of the longest rivers entirely in Vermont, rises a short distance north of the Batten Kill's source and flows north through Emerald Lake and into Rutland County, eventually reaching Lake Champlain north of [[Vergennes, Vermont|Vergennes]].

[[File:Prentiss Pond Dorset Vermont 20210913 181139.jpg|thumb|alt=Prentiss Pond|Prentiss Pond viewed from Church street in Dorset, Vermont.]]
[[File:Prentiss Pond Dorset VT Fall 20211012 163712.jpg|thumb|alt=Prentiss Pond in the autumn, Dorset Vermont |Fall foliage surrounding Prentiss Pond in Dorset Vermont in October 2021.]]