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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 698 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the south, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

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The story

Black Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake east of Indian Lake.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34805504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
698 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.77784, -74.07458

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
  • OK Slip Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 13.8 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
  • Square Falls: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Parks: 12
  • Courtney Park: 7.2 mi
  • Byron Park: 8.9 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 16.1 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 17.8 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 6.3 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 7.1 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 11.3 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Moxham Point: 5.7 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 15.8 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 16.9 mi
  • Gull Pond Cliff: 18.8 mi
  • Frontiertown Crags: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
  • Long Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Park beach: 16.1 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 17.6 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 3.0 mi
  • Rafting: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 14.0 mi
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainS 170°1,086 m7.4 mi
Bullhead MountainSW 222°1,042 m8.3 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainN 353°1,033 m8.4 mi
Pete Gay MountainSSE 166°944 m6.2 mi
Height of Land MountainS 175°897 m8.7 mi
Peaked MountainSW 228°882 m5.0 mi
Beaver MountainNNW 341°882 m6.7 mi
Slide MountainSW 224°873 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357549214

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