Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 649 m in New York. Bluff Mountain stands 893 m to the south-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Tom Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34805499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 649 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 7.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 18.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 12 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 12 mi
- Elephants Head Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Tom Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ellis Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Daby Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 1.6 mi
- The Covered Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Milholland Park: 8.5 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 8.5 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 9.2 mi
- Wilmington Bike Park: 9.8 mi
- Great Wall: 7.3 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 12.9 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 13.0 mi
- summit fliff: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve: 1.7 mi
- OSI: 3.2 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 6.9 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 7.9 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 5.1 mi
- Clintonville: 5.7 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 7.6 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 15.6 mi
- Flume Falls: 11.2 mi
- The Flume Fall: 11.2 mi
- Alice Falls: 11.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 12.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.1 mi
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 11.9 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 12.0 mi
- Adsit Cabin: 12.1 mi
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 12.1 mi
- Ausable Chasm: 12.1 mi
- Potholes: 13.1 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 13.1 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 13.1 mi
- Master Pothole: 13.1 mi
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 14.1 mi
- Westport Beach: 16.7 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 17.3 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 19.5 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 19.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 16.6 mi
- Childrens Garden: 20.1 mi
- Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 20.7 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 14.0 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 19.5 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 20.3 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 20.4 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 20.5 mi
- Footbridge Park: 11.8 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 23.0 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 24.6 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 197° | 893 m | 3.5 mi |
| Death Mountain | SSW 199° | 865 m | 4.9 mi |
| Arnold Mountain | SSW 211° | 853 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hog Back Mountain | SSW 201° | 812 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bitch Mountain | SW 230° | 796 m | 2.4 mi |
| Little Bluff Mountain | SSW 191° | 746 m | 3.4 mi |
| Jug Mountain | SW 234° | 742 m | 2.0 mi |
| Black Ash Mountain | SW 217° | 728 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944150 — Black Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357549226
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 14 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Westport · 17 mi
- Charlotte · 19 mi
- Shelburne · 19 mi
- Burlington · 21 mi
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