Colonel Williams Monument
Colonel Williams Monument is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Black Spruce Mountain stands 716 m to the northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gurney Lane Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail runs past it.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34819277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
How to reach it
- On the Central Adirondack Trail
- 1.8 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 7.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 23.8 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fort George Ruins · 3 mi
- Father Jogues Monument · 3 mi
- Cobble lookout · 3 mi
- The Narrows · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gurney Lane Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Glen Lake Boat Launch: 1.3 mi
- Charles R. Wood Park: 2.9 mi
- Usher Park: 2.9 mi
- Shepard Park: 3.4 mi
- Sullivan Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Van Dusen Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Elk's Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Nicholson Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Leon M. Steves Big Bay Preserve: 6.2 mi
- French Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Darling Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Cobble: 3.3 mi
- Beech Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Fort George Ruins: 2.6 mi
- pump house: 2.7 mi
- Father Jogues Monument: 2.8 mi
- Peace and Victory Monument: 4.2 mi
- Fort William Henry: 3.0 mi
- House of Frankenstein Wax Museum: 3.3 mi
- Lake George Historical Association: 3.4 mi
- Chapman Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- World Awareness Children's Museum: 5.6 mi
- Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 1.1 mi
- Rocky's Ranger Planes: 1.9 mi
- Timbertown Popjets: 1.9 mi
- Frankie's Mine Train: 1.9 mi
- Ranger Randy's Railway: 1.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.5 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 8.2 mi
- Bear Slide: 8.9 mi
- Palmer Falls: 10.7 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 13.1 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 1.8 mi
- Usher Park: 2.9 mi
- Diamond Island: 5.8 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 10.0 mi
- Huckleberry Island: 12.9 mi
- Old Red Spring: 20.3 mi
- Hathorn Spring: 21.0 mi
- Congress Spring: 21.1 mi
- Columbian Spring: 21.1 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 21.2 mi
- Small Rocky overlook: 4.0 mi
- Stewarts Ledge: 9.6 mi
- New Buck: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Ark Wall: 13.8 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 6.4 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 6.5 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 6.7 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 6.7 mi
- Luzerne Beach: 7.6 mi
- Arboretum: 2.7 mi
- Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 19.8 mi
- Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 21.6 mi
- Standard Time: 20.8 mi
- Devils Armchair: 21.0 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 21.1 mi
- For Euler: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Colonel Williams Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Spruce Mountain | NW 312° | 716 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 31° | 658 m | 9.0 mi |
| Phoebe Mountain | NW 319° | 618 m | 6.0 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NW 325° | 615 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 310° | 602 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 279° | 599 m | 11.1 mi |
| Shingle Mountain | NW 326° | 595 m | 5.3 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | WNW 282° | 591 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glens Falls Farm, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357554764
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 17 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 21 mi
- Ballston Spa · 27 mi
- Cambridge · 29 mi
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