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Corliss Mountain

Corliss Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Corliss Mountain rises to 531 m in New York. Cascade Mountain stands 1,249 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34809621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
531 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.25060, -73.76347

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Weeping Winds: 5.9 mi
  • The Courthouse: 6.5 mi
  • Case Wall: 7.1 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 7.1 mi
  • Case Wall: 7.1 mi
Parks: 38
  • East Branch Community Trails: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 7.0 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 8.6 mi
  • Town of Wilmington Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Lake Everest - Town Beach: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 20
Attractions: 17
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.2 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 8.2 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 8.7 mi
  • Master Pothole: 8.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Adirondack history center museum: 8.8 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 11.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 8.5 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 20.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.2 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Westport Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Corliss Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cascade MountainWSW 245°1,249 m5.3 mi
Porter MountainWSW 240°1,240 m5.2 mi
Green MountainSSE 153°1,203 m5.3 mi
Sentinel MountainNW 311°1,174 m5.8 mi
Third BrotherSW 225°1,134 m6.2 mi
Hurricane MountainESE 112°1,121 m2.8 mi
Saddleback MountainENE 57°1,102 m5.6 mi
Jay BenchmarkNE 49°1,097 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 947454 — Corliss Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357555253

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