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Bear Cubby

Bear Cubby, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Cubby rises to 727 m in New York. Armstrong Mountain stands 1,320 m to the south, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Laramore Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34804591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
727 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.23505, -73.85348

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 60
  • Weeping Winds: 1.4 mi
  • The Courthouse: 4.1 mi
  • Case Wall: 7.4 mi
  • Case Wall: 7.5 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 7.5 mi
Parks: 36
  • East Branch Community Trails: 5.9 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 7.3 mi
  • Mid's Park: 7.5 mi
  • Brewster Park: 7.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Cascade Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Hulls Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Monument Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Bushnell Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Russell Falls: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 21
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 4.3 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 5.4 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 6.9 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 7.0 mi
  • Four Peaks Tract: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 20
Attractions: 17
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 3.6 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 3.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 5.6 mi
  • Skyride: 5.7 mi
Museums: 9
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.0 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Westport Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 12.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 23.6 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.7 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Bear Cubby. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Armstrong MountainS 178°1,320 m6.9 mi
Upper Wolfjaw MountainS 176°1,281 m6.6 mi
Big Slide MountainSSW 193°1,280 m3.8 mi
Lower Wolfjaw MountainS 170°1,273 m6.1 mi
Phelps MountainSSW 212°1,268 m6.4 mi
Cascade MountainSSW 196°1,249 m1.2 mi
Porter MountainS 181°1,240 m1.6 mi
Yard MountainSSW 200°1,216 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1219:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2915:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943260 — Bear Cubby, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357547277

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