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Buckhorn Mountain

Buckhorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhorn Mountain rises to 877 m in New York. South Pond Mountain stands 993 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Macomber Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

Wells is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 674 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Joshua Wells, a land agent, who built the first mills in the area. It is in the Adirondack Park and on the eastern border of the county. It is northwest of Schenectady.

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Wikidata Q34806718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
877 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.52090, -74.22125

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Parks: 17
  • shuffle board: 6.9 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 9.7 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
  • Byron Park: 18.1 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
  • Long Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Morey Stein Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Wayside Beach: 23.7 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • paint mine: 13.1 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 13.1 mi
  • Frank Watkins: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 17.4 mi
  • Rafting: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 13.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Pond MountainN 0°993 m4.8 mi
Dug MountainNW 305°980 m7.5 mi
County Line MountainN 9°939 m6.3 mi
Humphrey MountainN 354°907 m7.9 mi
Macomber MountainSW 231°891 m1.2 mi
Mount BlueE 89°885 m8.8 mi
Speculator MountainSW 235°882 m7.3 mi
Blue HillsNE 51°877 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1719:5820:42
September equinox06:4518:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3716:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945074 — Buckhorn Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551337

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