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Deer Mountain

Deer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.14283, -73.66569

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Sunshine City: 3.0 mi
  • Birch Wall: 3.0 mi
  • Vanity Face: 3.0 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 3.1 mi
  • Aserisk: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Historic sites: 30
Parks: 28
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 5.1 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 7.4 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 9.7 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 10.4 mi
  • Milholland Park: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Attractions: 18
  • 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
Museums: 13
  • 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
Beaches: 6
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 6.2 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 12.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 12.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainSW 235°1,473 m7.3 mi
Beck-hornSW 234°1,455 m7.3 mi
Giant MountainWNW 295°1,410 m3.0 mi
Hough PeakSW 228°1,341 m7.5 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeWNW 292°1,338 m2.1 mi
Grace PeakSW 220°1,227 m7.0 mi
Dial MountainWSW 249°1,215 m7.0 mi
Green MountainNW 318°1,203 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:20

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, 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

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