Burnham Mountain
Burnham Mountain rises to 688 m in New York. South Pond Mountain stands 993 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Christine Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Burnham Mountain is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Wells north of the hamlet of Wells.
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Wikidata Q34807011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 688 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 3.2 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 3 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 13 mi
- view east · 20 mi
- Summit View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rift Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cave Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Guideboard Hill: 2.5 mi
- Macomber Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Christine Falls: 0.6 mi
- Austin Falls: 1.1 mi
- Auger Falls: 3.8 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Upper Waterfall: 7.6 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Waterfall: 7.7 mi
- Echo Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Wayout Wall: 16.3 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Beaverview Wall: 16.7 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 19.5 mi
- Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 3.6 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area: 7.8 mi
- Cathead Mountain Primitive Area: 15.8 mi
- Chatiemac Lake Primitive Area: 16.3 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 19.2 mi
- shuffle board: 2.8 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 8.0 mi
- Poplar Point Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- Byron Park: 19.2 mi
- Waterfront Park: 20.4 mi
- Mini Route 66: 2.9 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 17.5 mi
- Tannery Pond Community Association: 20.6 mi
- Revolution Rail Co. - Thurman Station: 24.1 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- North Creek Depot Museum: 20.7 mi
- Nellie Tyrell Museum: 22.1 mi
- Edinburg Rural Museum: 22.2 mi
- Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 17.2 mi
- paint mine: 17.2 mi
- Sugar Shack Ruins: 24.3 mi
- Gate House Ruins: 25.0 mi
- Rt 30 Alien: 10.0 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 20.4 mi
- Iron Cross: 24.1 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- Long Beach: 13.1 mi
- Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 20.2 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 7.7 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Rafting: 19.2 mi
- Whitewater rafting: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Burnham Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pond Mountain | NE 35° | 993 m | 7.1 mi |
| Dug Mountain | NNW 338° | 980 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hamilton Mountain | SSW 207° | 980 m | 7.3 mi |
| County Line Mountain | NE 35° | 939 m | 8.9 mi |
| Swart Mountain | SSW 208° | 933 m | 8.5 mi |
| Macomber Mountain | E 84° | 891 m | 3.1 mi |
| Speculator Mountain | SSW 213° | 882 m | 3.7 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | ENE 75° | 877 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:37 | 16:24 |
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 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945230 — Burnham Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551581
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