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Chase Mountain

Chase Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chase Mountain rises to 972 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurricane Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34808528, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
972 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.24171, -73.72486

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Nubble Cliff: 6.7 mi
  • Aserisk: 6.7 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 6.7 mi
  • Banana Belt: 6.7 mi
  • Solitude Wall: 6.7 mi
Parks: 40
  • East Branch Community Trails: 5.4 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 6.7 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 8.2 mi
  • Milholland Park: 8.5 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 9.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 9.9 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 10.0 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 10.5 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 10.5 mi
Museums: 16
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 6.5 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 18.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 19.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.4 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Westport Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Chase Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainS 178°1,410 m5.6 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeS 171°1,338 m6.1 mi
Green MountainS 173°1,203 m4.1 mi
Hurricane MountainESE 122°1,121 m0.8 mi
Saddleback MountainNE 37°1,102 m4.6 mi
Jay BenchmarkNNE 31°1,097 m5.6 mi
Jay MountainNNE 22°1,028 m5.3 mi
MacDonough MountainNE 42°1,012 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:19

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 946435 — Chase Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357553480

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