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Beck-horn

Beck-horn, seen from above at true elevation

Beck-horn rises to 1,455 m in New York. Mount Haystack stands 1,498 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dix Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34804782, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1455 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.07991, -73.78504

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Parks: 41
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 4.9 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 12.3 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 15.6 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 26
Attractions: 20
  • Airplane Wreckage: 11.3 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 11.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 11.8 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 11.8 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 15.0 mi
Museums: 12
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.5 mi
  • The Iron Center: 16.4 mi
  • Penfield Homestead Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Park beach: 17.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Westport Beach: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 13.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 16.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 16.6 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HaystackWNW 287°1,498 m6.0 mi
Dix MountainNNW 336°1,473 m0.2 mi
Basin MountainWNW 300°1,468 m5.8 mi
Little MarcyWNW 294°1,438 m6.8 mi
GothicsNW 313°1,425 m4.9 mi
Little HaystackWNW 290°1,421 m6.1 mi
Giant MountainNNE 30°1,410 m6.5 mi
Pyramid PeakNW 311°1,401 m4.6 mi

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 solstice07:2815:3316:20

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, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943471 — Beck-horn, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357547562

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