Big Church Mountain
Big Church Mountain rises to 467 m in New York. Jay Benchmark stands 1,097 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Church Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Essex county, New York, USA
Wikidata Q34805205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 467 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 8.0 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 11.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 15.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Falls · 14 mi
- Horseshoe Falls Overlook · 14 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Elephants Head Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Church Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Fleury Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Sugar Hill: 0.7 mi
- Kiln Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Lesperance Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Milholland Park: 4.0 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 4.1 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 4.8 mi
- The Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 10.9 mi
- Great Wall: 10.0 mi
- The Palisades: 12.7 mi
- Barn Rock Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Scotch Bonnet: 13.8 mi
- MacDonough Point: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve: 4.2 mi
- OSI: 4.3 mi
- Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center: 6.0 mi
- Eddy: 7.3 mi
- Eddy: 8.5 mi
- Clintonville: 9.4 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 9.6 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 10.1 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 11.0 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Hulls Falls: 13.0 mi
- Flume Falls: 13.6 mi
- The Flume Fall: 13.6 mi
- Alice Falls: 14.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.4 mi
- Ausable Chasm: 14.4 mi
- Potholes: 15.1 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 15.1 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 15.1 mi
- Master Pothole: 15.1 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 7.9 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Adsit Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 12.7 mi
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 13.9 mi
- Westport Beach: 12.1 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 15.1 mi
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 15.8 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 18.8 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 19.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 15.1 mi
- Childrens Garden: 19.3 mi
- Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 20.3 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.3 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 17.5 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 19.6 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 19.6 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 19.9 mi
- Footbridge Park: 7.9 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 20.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.1 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of Big Church Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Benchmark | WSW 254° | 1,097 m | 5.0 mi |
| MacDonough Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,012 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | W 281° | 893 m | 3.4 mi |
| U S Mountain | W 267° | 870 m | 4.7 mi |
| Death Mountain | W 261° | 865 m | 3.9 mi |
| Arnold Mountain | W 270° | 853 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hog Back Mountain | WNW 287° | 812 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bitch Mountain | WNW 301° | 796 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357548652
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 10 mi
- Essex · 11 mi
- Westport · 12 mi
- Charlotte · 16 mi
- Shelburne · 17 mi
- Burlington · 21 mi
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