Peak · New York
Cat Mountain
Cat Mountain rises to 561 m in New York. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the northwest, 1.2 miles off. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34807887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 561 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.97922, -73.58540
- 6.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 8.0 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 21.9 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 26.3 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 8 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 14 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 14 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hail Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Blue Hill: 1.4 mi
- Big Pidgeon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Little Pidgeon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Lewis: 1.8 mi
Cliffs
- Broughton Ledge: 4.8 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 5.3 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 7.4 mi
Parks: 33
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 8.0 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 8.2 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 12.2 mi
- Carrilon Park: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 7.5 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 7.8 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 9.0 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Schroon Falls: 9.8 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 10.9 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 11.2 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Meacham House: 7.5 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 8.2 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 8.3 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 8.5 mi
Museums: 16
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 4.6 mi
- The Iron Center: 7.7 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 8.6 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 9.0 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 12
- Bench and Table: 20.2 mi
- Smog: 20.2 mi
- Youbie Obie: 20.4 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 20.4 mi
- King Kong: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 9
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 12.1 mi
- Nature preserve: 12.4 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 16.4 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 20.8 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 7.5 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 7.7 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 8.3 mi
- Footbridge Park: 16.5 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 7.5 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 8.2 mi
- Park beach: 13.3 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 14.3 mi
- Westport Beach: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Schroon Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.7 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.8 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 6.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Cat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Mountain | NW 306° | 792 m | 1.2 mi |
| Owl Pate | WSW 237° | 746 m | 3.9 mi |
| Moose Mountain | SW 228° | 732 m | 2.3 mi |
| Old Far Mountain | WNW 290° | 713 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 30° | 705 m | 2.0 mi |
| Stiles Hill | N 355° | 682 m | 5.9 mi |
| Harris Hill | NNW 346° | 673 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bald Pate | SW 232° | 656 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357552635
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 8 mi
- Elizabethtown · 15 mi
- Westport · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 22 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
- Lake George · 26 mi
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