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Death Mountain

Death Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Death Mountain rises to 865 m in New York. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,102 m to the south-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is U S Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34821455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
865 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.32116, -73.64625

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • The Covered Bridge: 5.3 mi
  • Milholland Park: 5.5 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 5.5 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 7.0 mi
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Great Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 12.9 mi
  • Aserisk: 13.0 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 13.0 mi
  • Banana Belt: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Historic sites: 39
  • Bert Williams Farm: 6.7 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 8.6 mi
  • Clintonville: 10.6 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 12.9 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Hulls Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Flume Falls: 10.1 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 10.1 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Stag Brook Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Potholes: 11.4 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 11.4 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 11.4 mi
  • Master Pothole: 11.4 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 11.4 mi
Museums: 20
  • Adirondack history center museum: 7.7 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 15.1 mi
  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Westport Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 18.6 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 7.5 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 21.0 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 21.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Death Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainSSW1,102 m2.1 mi
Jay BenchmarkSW1,097 m1.2 mi
Jay MountainWSW1,028 m2.0 mi
MacDonough MountainS1,012 m1.1 mi
Peaked MountainSW982 m4.6 mi
Weston MountainSW971 m5.0 mi
Bluff MountainNNE893 m1.3 mi
Coal Dirt HillSW892 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357556314

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