- Elevation, modelled
- 489 m
- Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
- Santanoni Peak1,401 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Adirondack Trail4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 44.1999, -74.2939
Ampersand Primitive Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 489 m. Santanoni Peak stands 1,401 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Creek Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 4.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Ampersand Primitive Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santanoni Peak | SE 135° | 1,401 m | 11.5 mi |
| Panther Peak | SE 131° | 1,358 m | 10.7 mi |
| Seward Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,319 m | 5.4 mi |
| Donaldson Mountain | SE 128° | 1,238 m | 5.2 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,236 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Emmons | SE 134° | 1,226 m | 5.5 mi |
| MacNaughton Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,214 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lost Pond Peak | E 101° | 1,189 m | 13.1 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 2.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 14.7 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 16.3 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Stony Creek Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Panther Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 3.9 mi
- 584: 5.0 mi
- Ampersand Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 3.9 mi
- Raquette Falls: 4.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 4.4 mi
- Millers Falls: 7.7 mi
- Wanika Falls: 11.8 mi
- Flanders Park: 8.7 mi
- Sunset Park Arboretum: 11.7 mi
- Baldwin Park: 11.7 mi
- Town of Harrietstown Bike Park: 11.7 mi
- Beaver Park: 11.8 mi
- Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx): 12.2 mi
- Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area: 14.5 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 15.3 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Sky Flyer Zipline: 16.7 mi
- Plane Crash Site: 11.6 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 14.5 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Historic Marker for Timbuctoo: 16.1 mi
- Henderson Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Wallface: 13.5 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 17.8 mi
- Weeping Winds: 20.6 mi
- Moss Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 7.3 mi
- Tupper Lake History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 12.0 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 12.3 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 16.4 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 3.3 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 13.8 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 15.1 mi
- Henry's Woods: 15.8 mi
- DEC Little Tupper Lake Headquarters: 16.7 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 12.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.3 mi
- Goolds Garden: 16.9 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.5 mi
- Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 24.9 mi
- Tahawus: 15.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.8 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:34 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tupper Lake Sunmount, 8 mi away.
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