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Tahawus

Tahawus from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates44.05060, -74.05110

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 54
Waterfalls: 37
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 4.6 mi
  • MacIntyre Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Indian Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Millers Falls: 8.7 mi
Parks: 30
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 15.6 mi
  • 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
Attractions: 20
Historic sites: 16
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
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
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyNE 56°1,629 m7.6 mi
Algonquin PeakNNE 26°1,555 m7.2 mi
Schofield CobbleNE 56°1,515 m7.4 mi
Mount HaystackENE 63°1,498 m8.4 mi
Mount SkylightENE 60°1,495 m6.8 mi
Iroquois PeakNNE 24°1,472 m6.5 mi
Boundary PeakNNE 25°1,471 m6.8 mi
Basin MountainENE 59°1,468 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:1419:5920:44
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2915:3416:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 10 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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