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Fish Hawk Cliffs

Fish Hawk Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Fish Hawk Cliffs is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 775 m. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head, a peak 0.3 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
775 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.10992, -73.82449

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 57
  • Lost Lookout: 1.2 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 4.0 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.0 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Beer Wall: 4.1 mi
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 3.9 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 12.5 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 13.7 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 14.3 mi
  • Mid's Park: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Rainbow Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Fairy Ladder Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Artists Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 18
  • Airplane Wreckage: 8.9 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.9 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 9.0 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 12.2 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 14.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 14.4 mi
  • The Iron Center: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Park beach: 19.3 mi
  • Westport Beach: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 13.5 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 18.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Fish Hawk Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyW 272°1,629 m4.9 mi
Schofield CobbleW 270°1,515 m5.1 mi
Mount HaystackW 266°1,498 m3.8 mi
Mount SkylightW 262°1,495 m5.3 mi
Dix MountainSE 135°1,473 m2.7 mi
Basin MountainWNW 284°1,468 m3.2 mi
Gray PeakW 271°1,463 m5.5 mi
Beck-hornSE 137°1,455 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/492788104

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