Nature reserve · New York
Cook mountain
Cook mountain is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Treadway Mountain stands 684 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake George Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates43.81801, -73.43930
- 1.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 21.2 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 23.3 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 18 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 27 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 27 mi
- Kane's Falls · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cook Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.0 mi
- South Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Defiance: 1.9 mi
- Three Brothers: 2.7 mi
Parks: 55
- Bi-Centenial Park: 2.4 mi
- Carrilon Park: 2.5 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 2.9 mi
- East Creek Waterfowl Area: 4.5 mi
- Peggy's Point: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 1.6 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 4.3 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 7.4 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Roger's Slide: 2.0 mi
- Rogers Slide: 2.0 mi
- Jolly Roger Slab: 2.0 mi
- Cove Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Greek Wall: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Liberty Monument: 2.1 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 14.1 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 14.1 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 14.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 2.7 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 8.7 mi
- Benson Museum: 9.9 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Falls of Carrilon: 2.4 mi
- Uncas Falls: 10.1 mi
- Schroon Falls: 16.4 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 18.3 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 14
- Queen Connie: 17.4 mi
- LOVE: 18.4 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 18.4 mi
- Around and About: 18.4 mi
- Bench and Table: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Picnic Island: 14.6 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 14.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 15.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.6 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 2.2 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 12.2 mi
- Nature preserve: 17.4 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 6
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 3.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 3.2 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 17.5 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Black Point Public Beach: 1.1 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 5.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 15.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 16.1 mi
- Park beach: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Vermont Welcome Center: 17.6 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Cook mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treadway Mountain | W 278° | 684 m | 9.1 mi |
| Barton Mountain | WSW 245° | 670 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | WNW 281° | 657 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 254° | 637 m | 7.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | SW 224° | 630 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | WSW 251° | 629 m | 7.4 mi |
| Old Fort Mountain | WNW 293° | 623 m | 3.8 mi |
| Barton Mountain | WSW 237° | 613 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 9 mi
- Lake George · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 19 mi
- Westport · 25 mi
- Elizabethtown · 27 mi
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