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Canyon Bridge Memorial

Canyon Bridge Memorial from directly overhead

Canyon Bridge Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 444 m. Mount Haystack stands 1,498 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Rocks, a peak 0.5 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Erected in 1991 in loving memory of Hank and Polly Harris by their children.
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.14181, -73.79931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 58
  • Lost Lookout: 1.5 mi
  • Case Wall: 1.8 mi
  • Case Wall: 1.8 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 1.8 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 1.9 mi
Parks: 38
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 1.7 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 11.3 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 13.5 mi
  • Mid's Park: 13.8 mi
  • Brewster Park: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 0.7 mi
  • Artists Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Russell Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 24
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 2.9 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 6.9 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 11.4 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 12.0 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.1 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 8.1 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 10.0 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 11.4 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 11.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 13.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 13.5 mi
  • The Iron Center: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Westport Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Park beach: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 11.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.2 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 18.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HaystackWSW 244°1,498 m5.6 mi
Dix MountainS 171°1,473 m4.2 mi
Basin MountainWSW 252°1,468 m4.6 mi
Beck-hornS 171°1,455 m4.3 mi
Little MarcyWSW 255°1,438 m5.7 mi
GothicsWSW 251°1,425 m3.0 mi
Little HaystackWSW 247°1,421 m5.5 mi
Giant MountainENE 71°1,410 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1319:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

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/4903905467

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