Ghost town · New York
Tahawus
Tahawus is a ghost town in New York, at a modelled elevation of 538 m. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanford Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
human settlement in New York, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates44.05060, -74.05110
- 6.9 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 13.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 19.1 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sanford Hill: 0.3 mi
- Echo Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Andrew: 2.1 mi
- Popple Hill: 2.2 mi
- Guideboard Hill: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 52
- Henderson Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Wallface: 6.1 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Lost Lookout: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Hanging Spear Falls: 4.6 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 8.3 mi
- Indian Falls: 8.7 mi
- Millers Falls: 8.7 mi
- Rocky Falls: 8.8 mi
Parks: 28
- Mid's Park: 16.9 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 16.9 mi
- Brewster Park: 17.0 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
- Baldwin Park: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 18
- Airplane Wreckage: 6.1 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 8.8 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 13.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 13.2 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 2.0 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 7.6 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Pendleton: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 2.9 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 13.6 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 13.7 mi
- Henry's Woods: 15.0 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 15.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 16.5 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 16.5 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 19.5 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 19.7 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.5 mi
- Park beach: 20.8 mi
- Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
- Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Schroon Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 20.8 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Whitewater rafting: 21.5 mi
- Rafting: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Buttermilk Falls: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Tahawus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | NE 56° | 1,629 m | 7.6 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | NNE 26° | 1,555 m | 7.2 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | NE 56° | 1,515 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Haystack | ENE 63° | 1,498 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Skylight | ENE 60° | 1,495 m | 6.8 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | NNE 24° | 1,472 m | 6.5 mi |
| Boundary Peak | NNE 25° | 1,471 m | 6.8 mi |
| Basin Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,468 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 25 mi
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