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Beech Mountain

Beech Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Mountain rises to 448 m in New York. Black Spruce Mountain stands 716 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobble Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34804895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
448 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.36590, -73.76984

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Harris Land Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Van Dusen Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Sullivan Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Ralph Road State Forest: 5.4 mi
  • Nicholson Preserve: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • Gurney Lane Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
  • Luzerne Beach Park: 4.4 mi
  • Glen Lake Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
  • Wayside Beach Park: 4.6 mi
  • Benjamin C. Butler Pavilion Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Colonel Williams Monument: 3.6 mi
  • pump house: 3.9 mi
  • Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Fort George Ruins: 4.6 mi
  • Father Jogues Monument: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 3.9 mi
  • Thunder Alley: 4.1 mi
  • Greezed Lightnin': 4.1 mi
  • Rocky's Ranger Planes: 4.1 mi
  • Sheldon's Speedway: 4.2 mi
Museums: 24
Waterfalls: 16
  • Rockwell Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Bear Slide: 5.8 mi
  • Palmer Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Springs: 13
  • Old Red Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Congress Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 8
  • Small Rocky overlook: 6.3 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 12.1 mi
  • New Buck: 12.6 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 12.6 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Beech Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Spruce MountainN 2°716 m3.9 mi
Phoebe MountainN 355°618 m5.3 mi
Prospect MountainNNE 17°615 m4.2 mi
Bald MountainNNW 333°602 m7.1 mi
Bear MountainWNW 288°599 m7.9 mi
Shingle MountainN 6°595 m5.2 mi
Thomas MountainWNW 302°591 m4.3 mi
Patent Line MountainNNW 345°588 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1519:5620:40
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2515:3616:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192031445666706860483625
Precip in3.33.03.54.03.64.54.73.74.14.13.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glens Falls Farm, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357547734

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