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Birds Nest Mountain

Birds Nest Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Birds Nest Mountain rises to 404 m in New York. Hadley Mountain stands 807 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Swears Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
404 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.31563, -73.88123

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dean Mountain Whitewhater Park: 1.5 mi
  • Sam Spread Town Park: 1.5 mi
  • Hadley-Sam Smead Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mill Park: 2.2 mi
  • Benjamin C. Butler Pavilion Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 24
  • Thunder Alley: 9.8 mi
  • Greezed Lightnin': 9.9 mi
  • Sheldon's Speedway: 9.9 mi
  • Spruce's Wilderness Bus Tour: 9.9 mi
  • Rocky's Ranger Planes: 9.9 mi
Museums: 24
Waterfalls: 18
  • Rockwell Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Palmer Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Bear Slide: 6.1 mi
  • Snook Kill Falls: 12.5 mi
Springs: 13
  • Old Red Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Congress Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Small Rocky overlook: 12.7 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 16.5 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 17.6 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 18.3 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Birds Nest Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hadley MountainNW 316°807 m6.3 mi
Spruce MountainNW 311°806 m7.7 mi
West MountainNW 317°759 m6.3 mi
Roundtop MountainNW 324°735 m6.5 mi
Spruce MountainS 190°612 m7.0 mi
Fitch HillSSW 203°605 m5.0 mi
Hedgehog MountainS 185°601 m6.0 mi
Bear MountainNNW 342°599 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1619:5620:40
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2515:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445664696760493828
Precip in3.52.93.63.93.94.74.23.83.24.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357549070

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