Big Nose
Big Nose is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 120 m. Petersburg Mountain stands 708 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohawk Valley Welcome Center, a rest area 1.9 miles away. Revolutionary Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Trail
- 6.1 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 9.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wintergreen Park: 4.6 mi
- Mahan Park: 4.9 mi
- River Front park: 5.0 mi
- Arkell Park: 5.0 mi
- Library Park: 5.0 mi
- Wessel Hill: 5.4 mi
- Maple Hill: 5.6 mi
- Round Top: 6.1 mi
- Corbin Hill: 8.2 mi
- Budd Hill: 8.3 mi
- Fort Plain: 8.5 mi
- Fulton County Jail (historic): 8.9 mi
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- Schoharie Aqueduct: 9.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Yatesville Falls State Forest: 2.4 mi
- Rural Grove State Forest: 4.2 mi
- Lost Valley State Forest: 10.3 mi
- Settles Mountain Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Otsquago State Forest: 15.6 mi
- Van Alstyne Homestead: 5.0 mi
- Arkell Museum: 5.0 mi
- Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 8.4 mi
- Saints of Auriesville Museum: 8.8 mi
- Shrine Museum and Library: 8.8 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 4.7 mi
- Judds Falls: 14.3 mi
- Bozen KIll Falls: 21.4 mi
- Upper Plotter Kill Falls: 22.0 mi
- Rynex Kill Falls: 22.1 mi
- Poseidon statue: 5.0 mi
- 1889: 12.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 13.0 mi
- Elisha Yale: 13.5 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 14.3 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 5.6 mi
- Secret Caverns: 13.7 mi
- Howe Caverns: 14.5 mi
- Howe Caverns: 14.5 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 15.8 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 18.8 mi
- Moss Island Climbing: 21.3 mi
- Rollaway: 21.7 mi
- The Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Vromans Nose: 22.3 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 1.9 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 10.7 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 12.2 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 13.1 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 9.7 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Big Nose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg Mountain | S 176° | 708 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bernhardt Mountain | NNE 27° | 699 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 208° | 698 m | 19.4 mi |
| Algerine Hill | SSW 209° | 684 m | 19.8 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | NNE 27° | 670 m | 19.5 mi |
| Stone Quarry Hill | SSW 210° | 669 m | 21.4 mi |
| Camelhump | N 358° | 668 m | 19.8 mi |
| Kane Mountain | N 354° | 666 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357548866
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 28 mi
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