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Big Spur Mountain

Big Spur Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Spur Mountain rises to 372 m in New York. Bluff Mountain stands 893 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Billy Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
372 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.34172, -73.52069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Milholland Park: 5.2 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 5.2 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 5.9 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
  • Lee Park: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 60
Nature reserves: 58
Historic sites: 46
  • Clintonville: 9.1 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 10.7 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 10.8 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 12.3 mi
  • Jaime Two Coats: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Alice Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 13.0 mi
  • LaPlatte River Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Hulls Falls: 15.4 mi
Museums: 28
  • Adsit Cabin: 9.1 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 9.3 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Ausable Chasm: 13.0 mi
  • Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 13.5 mi
  • Children’s Farmyard: 13.5 mi
  • Vermont Teddy Bear: 14.4 mi
  • Steamboat Ticonderoga: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 14.0 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 16.3 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Formal Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Footbridge Park: 9.4 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 20.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Big Spur Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainW 268°893 m5.7 mi
Little Bluff MountainW 268°746 m5.3 mi
Bald PeakWSW 249°705 m5.6 mi
Mount FayWSW 244°701 m4.5 mi
Old Rang MountainN 351°694 m5.2 mi
Carl MountainN 353°682 m4.4 mi
Seventy MountainWSW 251°671 m5.3 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 345°665 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943956 — Big Spur Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357548914

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