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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 901 m in New York. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Slide Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34805493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
901 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.27227, -73.86653

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 58
  • Weeping Winds: 2.3 mi
  • Moss Cliff: 5.1 mi
  • Pulpit Rock: 5.7 mi
  • The Courthouse: 6.7 mi
  • Great Wall: 8.8 mi
Parks: 36
  • East Branch Community Trails: 4.6 mi
  • Mid's Park: 6.0 mi
  • Brewster Park: 6.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 6.1 mi
  • Town of Wilmington Beach: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Nature reserves: 22
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 3.8 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 6.0 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 6.6 mi
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 7.0 mi
  • Four Peaks Tract: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 16
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 4.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 4.6 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 4.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 4.9 mi
  • Skyride: 4.9 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Footbridge Park: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainNNW 344°1,466 m6.7 mi
Big Slide MountainS 182°1,280 m6.2 mi
Cascade MountainS 175°1,249 m3.7 mi
Lookout MountainN 352°1,242 m7.4 mi
Porter MountainS 171°1,240 m4.2 mi
Yard MountainS 188°1,216 m6.8 mi
Kilburn MountainNNW 340°1,182 m2.2 mi
Sentinel MountainNNE 17°1,174 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1219:5920:44
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2915:3216:20

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944149 — Black Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549220

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