Strategic Air Command Memorial
Strategic Air Command Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1,387 m. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wright Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 6.2 miles off. 241 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
In memory of B-47 flight crew who perished 1962-01-16.
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 8.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 14.7 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 19.2 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
241 named places within 25 miles
- Wright Peak: 0.0 mi
- Algonquin Peak: 0.7 mi
- Boundary Peak: 1.1 mi
- Avalanche Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Whales Tail Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Wallface: 2.9 mi
- Henderson Cliff: 5.8 mi
- The Courthouse: 6.9 mi
- Weeping Winds: 7.9 mi
- Lost Lookout: 8.0 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Falls: 1.7 mi
- Indian Falls: 2.6 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bushnell Falls: 4.9 mi
- Mid's Park: 9.5 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 9.6 mi
- Brewster Park: 9.6 mi
- Baldwin Park: 13.3 mi
- Prescott Park: 13.8 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 3.9 mi
- Plane Crash Site: 5.1 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 6.3 mi
- John Brown Memorial Statue: 7.0 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 1.8 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 5.4 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 5.4 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 5.7 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 6.4 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 7.4 mi
- Henry's Woods: 7.7 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 13.7 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 9.1 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 9.1 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 14.2 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 14.3 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 19.8 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 15.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.7 mi
- Goolds Garden: 23.9 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 9.1 mi
- Park beach: 24.5 mi
- Tahawus: 7.8 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 15.2 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
- Footbridge Park: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strategic Air Command Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | SE 134° | 1,629 m | 3.9 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | SSW 209° | 1,555 m | 0.7 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | SE 137° | 1,515 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Haystack | SE 129° | 1,498 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Skylight | SE 146° | 1,495 m | 4.4 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | SW 220° | 1,472 m | 1.4 mi |
| Boundary Peak | SW 219° | 1,471 m | 1.1 mi |
| Basin Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,468 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4244366948
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 19 mi
- Westport · 27 mi
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