Cathead Mountain
Cathead Mountain rises to 740 m in New York. Swart Mountain stands 933 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathead Mountain Primitive Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
Cathead Mountain is a 2,428-foot-tall (740 m) mountain located in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located north of the hamlet of Benson in Hamilton County. In 1910, a wood fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. In 1916, it was replaced with a 50-foot-tall (15 m) steel tower. The tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1988 season and was officially closed in early 1989. Later on, a tower frame was built and attached to the current tower to provide space for radio antennas.
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Wikidata Q34808043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 740 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 14.0 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 21.1 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 22.5 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 6 mi
- River Overlook · 15 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 28 mi
- The Narrows · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jacksons Seat: 1.7 mi
- Little Cathead Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Groff Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wallace Mountain: 2.4 mi
- King Vly Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Waterfront Park: 7.1 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 7.4 mi
- Edinburg Town Park: 11.6 mi
- shuffle board: 14.8 mi
- Nathan Littauer Park: 14.9 mi
- Fenton Farm: 17.1 mi
- Fulton County Jail (historic): 19.8 mi
- World Trade Center Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Frank Watkins: 22.7 mi
- Cathead Mountain Primitive Area: 0.5 mi
- Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 13.3 mi
- LeVine Nature Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Hennig Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Homestead County Forest: 17.9 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- first falls: 7.3 mi
- second falls: 7.9 mi
- third falls: 8.0 mi
- Auger Falls: 12.9 mi
- Nellie Tyrell Museum: 10.3 mi
- Edinburg Rural Museum: 10.3 mi
- Fulton County Museum: 15.2 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- Karpeles Museum: 15.9 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 7.1 mi
- Elisha Yale: 15.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 15.6 mi
- 1889: 16.3 mi
- DreamRiver: 24.5 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 11.6 mi
- Lost T: 11.9 mi
- McMartin: 12.1 mi
- Choss Factory: 13.8 mi
- Echo Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Mini Route 66: 15.2 mi
- Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 18.2 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 23.3 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 22.2 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 23.8 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 16.5 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 20.8 mi
- Wayside Beach: 22.8 mi
- Luzerne Beach: 23.2 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Cathead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swart Mountain | NNW 329° | 933 m | 9.1 mi |
| Dugway Mountain | NW 325° | 904 m | 8.2 mi |
| Three Ponds Mountain | WNW 286° | 890 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 283° | 874 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blue Ridge Mountain | W 265° | 866 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | WSW 242° | 850 m | 7.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WNW 286° | 847 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WNW 303° | 828 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 946039 — Cathead Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357552680
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- Ballston Spa · 29 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 29 mi
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