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Basin Mountain

Basin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Basin Mountain rises to 1,468 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west-southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddleback Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

Basin Mountain is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the ninth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of 4,827 feet (1,471 m), and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. The peak was named either for the basins formed between knobs on its slopes or the large basin to its southeast formed by it and the surrounding mountains. The name Basin was most likely coined by Orson Schofield Phelps and Frederick W. Perkins in 1857 during an ascent of Mount Marcy. The earliest appearance of the name in writing was made by surveyor Verplanck Colvin in 1873. Basin Mountain can be climbed from many trailheads in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. Steep ledges on the west side of the mountain make backpacking over the mountain difficult. The State Range Trail, which begins at Johns Brook Lodge, crosses over Basin and other peaks of the Great Range. From the lodge, the route to the summit of Basin is 4.5 miles (7.2 km), for 2,870 feet (870 m) of total ascent, crossing over Saddleback Mountain on the way. From the south, the State Range Trail intersects with the Shorey Short Cut, the Haystack Brook Trail, and the Phelps Trail. The mountain can also be crossed as part of a hike of the entire Great Range. The summit of the mountain is an alpine zone, and offers views of Gothics to the east, Shanty Brook Valley to the southeast, Upper Ausable Lake to the South, Mount Haystack to the southwest, and Mount Marcy to the west.

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Wikidata Q4867492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1468 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.12117, -73.88648

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 55
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 6.2 mi
  • Mid's Park: 12.6 mi
  • Brewster Park: 12.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.7 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Bushnell Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Indian Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Indian Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 17
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 4.5 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 8.8 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 10.0 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 11.0 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Airplane Wreckage: 5.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 7.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 7.0 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 7.0 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 10.0 mi
Museums: 10
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Park beach: 20.8 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Westport Beach: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 15.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 21.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 22.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Basin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyWSW 253°1,629 m1.9 mi
Algonquin PeakWNW 287°1,555 m5.2 mi
Schofield CobbleWSW 250°1,515 m2.1 mi
Mount HaystackSSW 213°1,498 m1.3 mi
Mount SkylightSW 236°1,495 m2.7 mi
Dix MountainESE 118°1,473 m5.6 mi
Iroquois PeakW 281°1,472 m5.6 mi
Boundary PeakWNW 284°1,471 m5.5 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357598499

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