David Henderson Memorial
David Henderson Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 813 m. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the east, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Calamity Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 8.9 miles off. 246 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This monument erected by filial affection, To the memory of our dear father, David Henderson, who accidentally lost his life on this spot. 3rd September 1845.
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.9 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 11.5 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 19.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
246 named places within 25 miles
- Calamity Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Mount Marshall: 1.2 mi
- Cliff Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Shepherd's Tooth: 1.6 mi
- Iroquois Peak: 1.7 mi
- Wallface: 2.6 mi
- Henderson Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Lost Lookout: 8.8 mi
- Mid's Park: 12.3 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.3 mi
- Brewster Park: 12.4 mi
- Baldwin Park: 15.3 mi
- Prescott Park: 15.8 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 0.8 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 3.4 mi
- Indian Falls: 4.0 mi
- Rocky Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bushnell Falls: 6.2 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 2.9 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 3.7 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 3.7 mi
- Plane Crash Site: 6.7 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 8.6 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 1.3 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 8.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.3 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.3 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 3.3 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 9.1 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 9.2 mi
- Henry's Woods: 10.4 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 15.8 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 11.9 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 11.9 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 16.2 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.3 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 21.4 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 17.5 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.7 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 11.9 mi
- Park beach: 22.6 mi
- Tahawus: 5.0 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 16.1 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 18.1 mi
- Footbridge Park: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of David Henderson Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | E 90° | 1,629 m | 3.7 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | NNE 16° | 1,555 m | 2.2 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | E 92° | 1,515 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Haystack | E 95° | 1,498 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Skylight | ESE 105° | 1,495 m | 3.5 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | N 2° | 1,472 m | 1.7 mi |
| Boundary Peak | N 8° | 1,471 m | 1.9 mi |
| Basin Mountain | E 84° | 1,468 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:33 | 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 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2419956812
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 21 mi
- Westport · 28 mi
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