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Big Crow Mountain

Big Crow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Crow Mountain rises to 857 m in New York. Green Mountain stands 1,203 m to the south-southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Crow Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
857 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.26644, -73.74014

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Weeping Winds: 7.2 mi
  • Great Wall: 7.6 mi
  • The Courthouse: 8.1 mi
  • Case Wall: 8.2 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 8.2 mi
Parks: 45
  • East Branch Community Trails: 3.5 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 7.4 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 8.2 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 8.9 mi
  • Milholland Park: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Hulls Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Russell Falls: 8.1 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Whirlpool Cove: 8.7 mi
  • Master Pothole: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 8.7 mi
  • Potholes: 8.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Adirondack history center museum: 8.1 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Westport Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 7.8 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 20.6 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.2 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Big Crow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainSSE 168°1,203 m5.9 mi
Sentinel MountainWNW 296°1,174 m6.2 mi
Hurricane MountainSE 146°1,121 m2.6 mi
Saddleback MountainENE 61°1,102 m4.1 mi
Jay BenchmarkNE 50°1,097 m4.8 mi
Jay MountainNE 40°1,028 m4.2 mi
MacDonough MountainENE 61°1,012 m5.5 mi
Laramore MountainWSW 243°1,008 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:19

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357548673

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