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Cathedral Rocks

Cathedral Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Cathedral Rocks rises to 512 m in New York. Mount Haystack stands 1,498 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Bridge Memorial, a historic site 0.5 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34808051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
512 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.14866, -73.79458

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 58
  • Case Wall: 1.5 mi
  • Case Wall: 1.5 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 1.5 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 1.6 mi
  • Lower Beer Wall: 1.8 mi
Parks: 38
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 1.3 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 10.9 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 13.4 mi
  • Mid's Park: 13.6 mi
  • Brewster Park: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Russell Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 1.2 mi
  • Artists Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 23
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 2.7 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 6.8 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 10.9 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 11.9 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.0 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 8.0 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 10.3 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 11.2 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 11.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 13.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 13.3 mi
  • The Iron Center: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Westport Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Park beach: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 10.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.2 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 18.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Cathedral Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HaystackWSW 241°1,498 m6.0 mi
Dix MountainS 175°1,473 m4.6 mi
Basin MountainWSW 247°1,468 m4.9 mi
Beck-hornS 174°1,455 m4.8 mi
Little MarcyWSW 251°1,438 m6.1 mi
GothicsWSW 245°1,425 m3.4 mi
Little HaystackWSW 243°1,421 m5.9 mi
Giant MountainENE 77°1,410 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1319:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357552690

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