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Soldier's Monument

Soldier's Monument from directly overhead

Soldier's Monument is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Three Ponds Mountain stands 890 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 0.8 miles off.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06045, -74.33977

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Union Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Darling Field: 0.4 mi
  • Ashley Park: 0.4 mi
  • Melchoir Park: 0.4 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 21
Waterfalls: 14
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Big Nose: 13.0 mi
  • Maclachan Ridge: 14.2 mi
  • Lost T: 16.6 mi
  • Lost Hunter's: 17.1 mi
  • McMartin: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 8.5 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 8.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Soldier's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three Ponds MountainN 355°890 m16.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN 349°874 m17.1 mi
Blue Ridge MountainNNW 348°866 m15.2 mi
Pigeon MountainNNW 341°850 m12.6 mi
North Branch MountainNNW 334°829 m17.7 mi
Silver Lake MountainNNW 347°828 m16.7 mi
Wallace MountainN 2°828 m16.7 mi
Sherman MountainNNW 330°805 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2615:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395362666457443323
Precip in3.93.53.74.44.54.94.84.14.34.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7472541598

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