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Bluff Mountain

Bluff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bluff Mountain rises to 893 m in New York. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,102 m to the south-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bluff Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 5.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34805826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
893 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.33921, -73.63597

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
  • Milholland Park: 6.0 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 6.0 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 6.5 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Great Wall: 6.7 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 13.9 mi
  • Moss Cliff: 14.0 mi
  • Aserisk: 14.3 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Historic sites: 42
  • Bert Williams Farm: 6.7 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 7.5 mi
  • Clintonville: 9.3 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Flume Falls: 10.2 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 10.3 mi
  • Hulls Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Stag Brook Falls: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Potholes: 11.8 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 11.8 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 11.8 mi
  • Master Pothole: 11.8 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 11.8 mi
Museums: 20
  • Adirondack history center museum: 8.7 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 14.1 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 17.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Formal Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 8.6 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 21.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 22.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 22.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Bluff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainSSW 208°1,102 m3.4 mi
Jay BenchmarkSW 218°1,097 m2.5 mi
Jay MountainSW 233°1,028 m3.1 mi
MacDonough MountainS 190°1,012 m2.4 mi
Yard HillSSW 210°883 m5.1 mi
U S MountainWSW 237°870 m1.7 mi
Death MountainSSW 202°865 m1.3 mi
Arnold MountainWSW 246°853 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944349 — Bluff Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549652

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