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Burgess Mountain

Burgess Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burgess Mountain rises to 973 m in New York. Snowy Mountain stands 1,166 m to the south-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 3.0 miles off.

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The story

Burgess Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake southwest of Indian Lake. It was formally referred to as Little Panther Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34806971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
973 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.75201, -74.35654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Chimney Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 13.7 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 15.5 mi
  • Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 15.5 mi
  • Long Lake Boat Tours: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Parks: 7
  • Byron Park: 5.5 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 15.1 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 15.4 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 15.7 mi
  • shuffle board: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Long Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Silver Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 13.2 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 14.1 mi
  • Pendleton: 16.6 mi
  • paint mine: 23.5 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 5.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.9 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 4.5 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 8.4 mi
  • Iron Cross: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 3.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Burgess Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainSSW 203°1,166 m3.9 mi
Panther MountainWSW 238°1,146 m2.0 mi
Wakely MountainW 262°1,143 m8.0 mi
Blue MountainNNW 345°1,143 m8.6 mi
Lewey MountainSW 215°1,117 m7.4 mi
Buell MountainSW 225°1,114 m3.5 mi
Dun Brook MountainN 11°1,086 m9.8 mi
Puffer MountainSE 128°1,048 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1620:0020:44
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2915:3616:24

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598458

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