Buckhorn Mountain
Buckhorn Mountain rises to 661 m in New York. Hamilton Mountain stands 980 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Priests Vly Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the town of Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County, New York, United States.
Wikidata Q34806710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 661 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 7.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 25.8 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 28.1 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 8 mi
- view east · 14 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 20 mi
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Priests Vly Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Poplar Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Brush Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rogers Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lost Lake Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Christine Falls: 10.5 mi
- Austin Falls: 11.3 mi
- Auger Falls: 11.8 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Poplar Point Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
- shuffle board: 7.9 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 9.3 mi
- Waterfront Park: 20.0 mi
- Adirondack State Park: 22.7 mi
- Echo Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 7.9 mi
- McMartin: 10.2 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 10.3 mi
- Lost T: 11.0 mi
- Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 11.9 mi
- Cathead Mountain Primitive Area: 13.4 mi
- West Canada Mountain Primitive Area: 14.0 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area: 15.1 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 21.7 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
- Nellie Tyrell Museum: 22.9 mi
- Edinburg Rural Museum: 22.9 mi
- Mini Route 66: 7.9 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 22.3 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Rt 30 Alien: 15.5 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 20.0 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
- Long Beach: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Mountain | E 93° | 980 m | 5.2 mi |
| Swart Mountain | ESE 106° | 933 m | 4.7 mi |
| T Lake Mountain | WNW 292° | 932 m | 5.8 mi |
| Twin Lakes Mountain | WNW 284° | 905 m | 6.2 mi |
| Dugway Mountain | ESE 119° | 904 m | 5.0 mi |
| Speculator Mountain | ENE 65° | 882 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSE 157° | 874 m | 8.5 mi |
| Stacy Mountain | WNW 288° | 868 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945073 — Buckhorn Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551334
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