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Camels Hump

Camels Hump, seen from above at true elevation

Camels Hump rises to 848 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Camel Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34807450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
848 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.01839, -73.74985

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Waterfalls: 34
Parks: 25
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 5.5 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 9.1 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 11.7 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 12.7 mi
  • Crown Point State Historic Site: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 19
  • Airplane Wreckage: 14.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 16.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 16.3 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 16.3 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 19.4 mi
Museums: 13
Beaches: 7
  • Park beach: 12.7 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Black Point Public Beach: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 14.6 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 15.0 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Whitewater rafting: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Camels Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainNNW 338°1,473 m4.8 mi
Beck-hornNNW 338°1,455 m4.6 mi
NippletopNW 326°1,393 m5.9 mi
Hough PeakNNW 339°1,341 m3.8 mi
Macomb MountainNNW 327°1,336 m2.8 mi
South DixNNW 337°1,242 m3.1 mi
Mount ColvinNW 321°1,235 m6.7 mi
Grace PeakN 354°1,227 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5820:42
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357552068

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