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Bear Den Mountain

Bear Den Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Den Mountain rises to 1,030 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dial Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34804599, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1030 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.11950, -73.79291

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 58
Parks: 38
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 2.4 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 12.9 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 12.9 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Artists Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 1.5 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Fairy Ladder Falls: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 9.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 9.4 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 9.4 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 10.3 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 12.7 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 12.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 14.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 14.8 mi
  • The Iron Center: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Westport Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Park beach: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 11.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 17.4 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 17.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Bear Den Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyW 266°1,629 m6.5 mi
Mount HaystackW 260°1,498 m5.4 mi
Dix MountainS 173°1,473 m2.6 mi
Basin MountainW 271°1,468 m4.6 mi
Beck-hornS 172°1,455 m2.8 mi
Little MarcyW 271°1,438 m5.9 mi
GothicsW 280°1,425 m3.2 mi
Little HaystackW 263°1,421 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1319:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943261 — Bear Den Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357547283

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