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Deer Mountain

Deer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Mountain rises to 689 m in New York. West Mountain stands 891 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenfield Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

Deer Mountain is a summit in Herkimer County, New York in the Adirondack Mountains. It is located north of Little Rapids in the Town of Webb. Greenfield Mountain is located northwest, Summit Mountain is located southwest and Mount Electra is located south-southeast of Deer Mountain.

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Wikidata Q49024110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
689 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.02562, -74.87324

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
  • High Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 5
Parks: 5
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 22.8 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 22.8 mi
  • Flanders Park: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 9.3 mi
  • Silver Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 21.0 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Iron Cross: 21.8 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 22.0 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainSE 144°891 m14.1 mi
Pilgrim MountainSE 126°841 m14.0 mi
Long Tom MountainNE 48°790 m11.6 mi
Silver Lake MountainNE 53°771 m11.3 mi
Buck MountainSE 135°769 m10.6 mi
Salmon Lake MountainESE 111°762 m12.1 mi
Bear MountainNE 34°761 m12.1 mi
Moose Pond MountainESE 108°759 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1720:0220:47
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:3215:3716:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827425463676659463524
Precip in3.12.52.83.23.74.24.73.74.34.53.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanakena Rngr School, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 948208 — Deer Mountain, Herkimer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357556350

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