Peak · New York
Colson Mountain
Colson Mountain rises to 646 m in New York. Tenant Mountain stands 841 m to the north, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34809277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 646 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.31896, -74.12013
- 6.1 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 12.4 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 17.4 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 15 mi
- River Overlook · 17 mi
- The Narrows · 21 mi
- Cobble lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Waterfront Park: 6.9 mi
- Edinburg Town Park: 7.8 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 9.8 mi
- Dean Mountain Whitewhater Park: 13.5 mi
- Sam Spread Town Park: 13.5 mi
Peaks
- Rice Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sawyer Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 40
- Cathead Mountain Primitive Area: 8.8 mi
- Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 12.4 mi
- Spruce Mountain Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Lake Desolation State Forest: 13.6 mi
- Corinth Resevoir Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Nellie Tyrell Museum: 6.9 mi
- Edinburg Rural Museum: 7.0 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
- The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum: 19.5 mi
- Grant Cottage State Historic Site: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 22
- Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 16.0 mi
- Mini Route 66: 17.2 mi
- Revolution Rail Co. - Thurman Station: 18.7 mi
- Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 21.6 mi
- Thunder Alley: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 17.5 mi
- paint mine: 18.5 mi
- Fenton Farm: 19.2 mi
- pump house: 20.9 mi
- Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- third falls: 2.7 mi
- second falls: 2.8 mi
- first falls: 3.5 mi
- Eggleston Falls: 9.2 mi
- Auger Falls: 12.1 mi
Springs: 13
- Old Red Spring: 23.5 mi
- Hathorn Spring: 23.7 mi
- Columbian Spring: 23.7 mi
- Congress Spring: 23.7 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Beaverview Wall: 17.3 mi
- Wayout Wall: 17.9 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 20.3 mi
- Lost T: 20.6 mi
- McMartin: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 6
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 6.9 mi
- Elisha Yale: 20.5 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 21.0 mi
- Standard Time: 23.4 mi
- Devils Armchair: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- Wayside Beach: 14.2 mi
- Luzerne Beach: 14.6 mi
- Morey Stein Beach: 20.5 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 23.6 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Nature Center Pavillion: 21.2 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
- Usher Park: 22.3 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
- Diamond Island: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Fremont Street Garden: 21.9 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
- Arboretum: 23.5 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 23.5 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Colson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenant Mountain | N 10° | 841 m | 3.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 315° | 814 m | 1.6 mi |
| Hadley Mountain | ENE 60° | 807 m | 8.7 mi |
| Thompson Mountain | NE 36° | 802 m | 8.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNE 17° | 793 m | 0.8 mi |
| Gene Edwards Mountain | N 353° | 793 m | 3.2 mi |
| Slip Mountain | NE 42° | 787 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | NE 37° | 774 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 972118 — Colson Mountain, Saratoga County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598433
Day trips start here
- Saratoga Springs · 24 mi
- Ballston Spa · 25 mi
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