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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 599 m in New York. Little Moose Mountain stands 1,100 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernow Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

Burnt Mountain is a summit in the Adirondack Mountains, located in Herkimer County, New York, USA. It is located east-southeast of Old Forge in the Town of Webb. Fernow Mountain is located north-northeast and McCauley Mountain is located west of Burnt Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34807158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.69118, -74.88517

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 16
  • West Canada Mountain Primitive Area: 15.3 mi
  • Woodhull Detached Parcel: 18.1 mi
  • Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 18.8 mi
  • Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 20.8 mi
  • Lyonsdale Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 21.2 mi
Parks: 5
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 3.2 mi
  • Sand Flats State Park: 20.0 mi
  • Singing Waters Park: 22.0 mi
  • Moose River Falls Swimming Area: 23.2 mi
  • Canal Basin Park: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Paul Bunyan: 4.5 mi
  • Iron Cross: 14.7 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 13.6 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lyons Fall: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Moose MountainE 95°1,100 m15.8 mi
Manbury MountainE 96°1,053 m16.7 mi
Kitty CobbleESE 108°983 m13.8 mi
Spruce Lake MountainSE 137°964 m17.0 mi
Bradley MountainE 79°957 m16.8 mi
West Canada MountainSE 145°911 m14.0 mi
West MountainNE 37°891 m14.7 mi
Seventh Lake MountainENE 75°883 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1920:0220:46
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:3115:3916:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826395361656457453423
Precip in4.33.23.23.64.54.74.44.34.25.14.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Forge, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357551659

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