Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain rises to 671 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Holcomb Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 671 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 16.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 23.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Ridge Lookout · 4 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 5 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holcomb Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bald Peak: 1.2 mi
- Noble Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Split Rock Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Peak Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Sunshine City: 3.0 mi
- Birch Wall: 3.0 mi
- Vanity Face: 3.0 mi
- Nestle Wall: 3.1 mi
- Aserisk: 3.7 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 1.4 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 3.3 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 3.5 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 4.7 mi
- Russell Falls: 5.8 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 8.1 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 10.8 mi
- Meacham House: 12.4 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 1.6 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 8.7 mi
- Cole Island: 12.1 mi
- Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center: 12.8 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 7.4 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 9.7 mi
- Milholland Park: 10.4 mi
- Lee Park: 11.9 mi
- Ballard Park: 11.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 13.7 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 13.8 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 13.8 mi
- Nature preserve: 15.9 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 16.6 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 6.2 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 6.3 mi
- The Iron Center: 12.4 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 14.2 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 14.2 mi
- Westport Beach: 11.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 12.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.5 mi
- Park beach: 21.8 mi
- Footbridge Park: 6.2 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 12.3 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 12.4 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 12.7 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 19.1 mi
- Tahawus: 20.2 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dix Mountain | SW 235° | 1,473 m | 7.3 mi |
| Beck-horn | SW 234° | 1,455 m | 7.3 mi |
| Giant Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,410 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hough Peak | SW 228° | 1,341 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | WNW 292° | 1,338 m | 2.1 mi |
| South Dix | SW 223° | 1,242 m | 7.9 mi |
| Grace Peak | SW 220° | 1,227 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dial Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,215 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 948209 — Deer Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357556353
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 5 mi
- Westport · 12 mi
- Crown Point · 17 mi
- Essex · 19 mi
- Charlotte · 24 mi
- Middlebury · 28 mi
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