Peak · New York
Burns Mountain
Burns Mountain rises to 233 m in New York. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheney Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34807027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 233 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.06061, -73.48040
- 1.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 9.3 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 18.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 24.9 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 1 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 14 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 14 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cheney Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Colligan Hill: 1.1 mi
- Walton Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 1.6 mi
- Quinn Mountain: 1.9 mi
Cliffs
- Broughton Ledge: 5.3 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 6.2 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Red Rock Pond: 9.9 mi
- Scotch Bonnet: 10.6 mi
Parks: 39
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 3.4 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Ballard Park: 8.7 mi
- Lee Park: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Cole Island: 6.3 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 7.6 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 9.1 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Split Rock Falls: 9.8 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 12.3 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 13.2 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 13.5 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Meacham House: 1.7 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 3.4 mi
- Fort Saint-Frédéric: 3.4 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 3.5 mi
Museums: 15
- The Iron Center: 1.6 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 3.4 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 9.9 mi
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 12
- Smog: 15.2 mi
- Bench and Table: 15.3 mi
- Youbie Obie: 15.4 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 15.4 mi
- King Kong: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 10
- Nature preserve: 5.8 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 13.8 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 15.0 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Port Henry Village Beach: 1.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 2.1 mi
- Westport Beach: 8.9 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 18.0 mi
- Park beach: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Powerhouse Park: 1.5 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 1.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 2.0 mi
- Footbridge Park: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.8 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.9 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Burns Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Mountain | SW 231° | 792 m | 7.9 mi |
| Moose Mountain | SW 224° | 732 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bald Peak | SW 227° | 705 m | 5.7 mi |
| Stiles Hill | W 273° | 682 m | 5.8 mi |
| Harris Hill | WSW 246° | 673 m | 6.5 mi |
| Lock Mountain | WSW 237° | 629 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blue Hill | SW 227° | 627 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | N 349° | 624 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945239 — Burns Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551607
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 8 mi
- Westport · 9 mi
- Elizabethtown · 11 mi
- Middlebury · 17 mi
- Essex · 18 mi
- Charlotte · 21 mi
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