- Elevation, modelled
- 558 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Mount Marcy1,629 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Roosevelt-Marcy Trail9.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0919, -74.0588
Tahawas Primitive Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 558 m. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McIntyre Blast Furnace, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 9.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Tahawas Primitive Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | ENE 78° | 1,629 m | 6.9 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | NE 45° | 1,555 m | 5.1 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | E 79° | 1,515 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Haystack | E 83° | 1,498 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Skylight | E 85° | 1,495 m | 6.4 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | NE 44° | 1,472 m | 4.3 mi |
| Boundary Peak | NE 44° | 1,471 m | 4.6 mi |
| Gray Peak | ENE 78° | 1,463 m | 6.2 mi |
- 9.3 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 11.7 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 17.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 13.5 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Adams: 1.7 mi
- Echo Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Henderson Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Popple Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sanford Hill: 2.8 mi
- Henderson Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Wallface: 3.4 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Lost Lookout: 12.0 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 3.4 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rocky Falls: 6.3 mi
- Indian Falls: 7.2 mi
- Indian Falls: 7.2 mi
- Mid's Park: 14.2 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 14.2 mi
- Brewster Park: 14.3 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 15.0 mi
- Baldwin Park: 15.8 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 4.0 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 10.8 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 10.8 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 11.0 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 11.1 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 0.9 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 6.9 mi
- Plane Crash Site: 7.4 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 10.9 mi
- Henry's Woods: 12.4 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 12.5 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 13.8 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 14.8 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 13.8 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 13.8 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 16.6 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.8 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 20.8 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.8 mi
- Park beach: 23.1 mi
- Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 24.9 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 17.9 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Rafting: 23.9 mi
- Whitewater rafting: 24.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 24.4 mi
- Footbridge Park: 24.4 mi
- Tahawus: 2.9 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 12 mi away.
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