Peak · New York
Bloody Mountain
Bloody Mountain rises to 573 m in New York. Niagara Mountain stands 913 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hail Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34805676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 573 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.99283, -73.61902
- 6.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 8.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 20.7 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 26.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 9 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 12 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 12 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hail Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sweet Fern Hill: 1.5 mi
- Lock Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cat Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Berrymill Hill: 1.9 mi
Cliffs
- Broughton Ledge: 4.2 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 6.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Sunshine City: 10.7 mi
Parks: 27
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 7.8 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- Bandstand Park: 13.0 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 6.3 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 9.0 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 9.6 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Meacham House: 8.5 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 9.5 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 9.7 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Swimming hole and water fall: 9.1 mi
- Schroon Falls: 9.1 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 9.5 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
Museums: 16
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 6.3 mi
- The Iron Center: 8.7 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 10.3 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 11
- Bench and Table: 21.8 mi
- Smog: 21.8 mi
- Youbie Obie: 21.9 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 22.0 mi
- King Kong: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 8
- Nature preserve: 13.6 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 18.2 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 20.5 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 21.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 8.6 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 9.1 mi
- Park beach: 13.0 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 16.0 mi
- Westport Beach: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 8.6 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 8.7 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 9.2 mi
- Footbridge Park: 15.6 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Schroon Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.6 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Bloody Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mountain | W 275° | 913 m | 7.3 mi |
| Nippletop Mountain | W 270° | 900 m | 6.6 mi |
| Camels Hump | WNW 285° | 848 m | 6.7 mi |
| Camel Mountain | WNW 284° | 820 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hail Mountain | ESE 109° | 792 m | 0.8 mi |
| Owl Pate | SSW 207° | 746 m | 3.5 mi |
| Moose Mountain | S 181° | 732 m | 2.5 mi |
| Old Far Mountain | WNW 287° | 713 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944277 — Bloody Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357549464
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 10 mi
- Elizabethtown · 14 mi
- Westport · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 24 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
- Lake George · 27 mi
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