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Lost Lookout

Lost Lookout, seen from above at true elevation

Lost Lookout is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 742 m. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Meadow Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
742 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.12727, -73.82236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 57
  • Fish Hawk Cliffs: 1.2 mi
  • Case Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Case Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 3.2 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 3.3 mi
Parks: 36
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 3.1 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 12.5 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
  • Mid's Park: 13.8 mi
  • Brewster Park: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Artists Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 0.8 mi
  • Fairy Ladder Falls: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 23
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 3.3 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 7.9 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 11.7 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 12.0 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.0 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 8.1 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 8.8 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 11.3 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 13.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 13.5 mi
  • The Iron Center: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Westport Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Park beach: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 12.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 19.0 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 19.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Lost Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyW 259°1,629 m5.1 mi
Schofield CobbleWSW 257°1,515 m5.3 mi
Mount HaystackWSW 249°1,498 m4.1 mi
Mount SkylightWSW 250°1,495 m5.7 mi
Dix MountainSSE 150°1,473 m3.6 mi
Basin MountainW 262°1,468 m3.2 mi
Gray PeakW 259°1,463 m5.7 mi
Beck-hornSSE 150°1,455 m3.8 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, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357569751

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