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Armstrong Mountain

Armstrong Mountain, a peak in New York
Armstrong Mountain, a peak in New YorkMwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0

Armstrong Mountain rises to 1,320 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Wolfjaw Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

Armstrong Mountain is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 22nd-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,400 feet (1,300 m). It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. The mountain is named for Thomas Armstrong, a lumberman from Plattsburgh.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4793955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1320 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.13452, -73.84978

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 58
Parks: 36
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 4.2 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 12.2 mi
  • Mid's Park: 12.7 mi
  • Brewster Park: 12.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Bushnell Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 1.9 mi
  • Artists Falls: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 21
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 2.8 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 9.3 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 10.4 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 10.8 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 6.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 6.8 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 6.9 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 7.5 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 10.1 mi
Museums: 11
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 14.0 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Westport Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Park beach: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 13.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.4 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 20.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Armstrong Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyWSW 248°1,629 m4.0 mi
Schofield CobbleWSW 246°1,515 m4.2 mi
Mount HaystackSW 232°1,498 m3.2 mi
Mount SkylightWSW 239°1,495 m4.7 mi
Dix MountainSE 139°1,473 m4.8 mi
Basin MountainWSW 243°1,468 m2.0 mi
Gray PeakWSW 249°1,463 m4.6 mi
Beck-hornSE 140°1,455 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357545178

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