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Black Ash Mountain

Black Ash Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Ash Mountain rises to 728 m in New York. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,102 m to the south, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardwood Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
728 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.34783, -73.65708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Covered Bridge: 3.8 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 7.0 mi
  • Milholland Park: 7.1 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 7.2 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Great Wall: 5.5 mi
  • Moss Cliff: 13.0 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 13.3 mi
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 13.6 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 43
Historic sites: 40
  • Bert Williams Farm: 5.6 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 6.6 mi
  • Clintonville: 9.1 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Flume Falls: 9.1 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 9.1 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Hulls Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Stag Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Potholes: 10.7 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 10.7 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 10.7 mi
  • Master Pothole: 10.7 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 10.8 mi
Museums: 21
  • Adirondack history center museum: 9.6 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 14.8 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 17.6 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Formal Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 9.4 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 22.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Black Ash Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainS 189°1,102 m3.7 mi
Jay BenchmarkS 190°1,097 m2.6 mi
Jay MountainSSW 210°1,028 m2.8 mi
MacDonough MountainSSE 168°1,012 m3.0 mi
Bluff MountainESE 120°893 m1.2 mi
U S MountainSSW 193°870 m1.5 mi
Death MountainSSE 164°865 m1.9 mi
Arnold MountainSSW 195°853 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5920:43
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3116:19

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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944065 — Black Ash Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549144

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