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Lower Ausable Lake Dam

Lower Ausable Lake Dam from directly overhead

Lower Ausable Lake Dam is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 592 m. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to the preservation of our natural wilderness.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.11840, -73.82489

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 58
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 3.6 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 13.1 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
  • Mid's Park: 14.3 mi
  • Brewster Park: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Rainbow Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Artists Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Fairy Ladder Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 23
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 3.9 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 8.0 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 11.7 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 12.1 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.5 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 8.5 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 8.8 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 11.7 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 13.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 13.9 mi
  • The Iron Center: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Park beach: 19.9 mi
  • Westport Beach: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 13.2 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 19.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Lower Ausable Lake Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyW 266°1,629 m4.9 mi
Schofield CobbleW 264°1,515 m5.1 mi
Mount HaystackWSW 257°1,498 m3.8 mi
Mount SkylightWSW 256°1,495 m5.4 mi
Dix MountainSE 143°1,473 m3.1 mi
Basin MountainW 274°1,468 m3.1 mi
Gray PeakW 265°1,463 m5.5 mi
Beck-hornSE 143°1,455 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3316:20

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/4924293882

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