Dial Mountain
Dial Mountain rises to 1,215 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Den Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Dial Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Colvin Range. Dial Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Nippletop. Dial Mountain stands within the watershed of Lake Champlain, which drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The west side of Dial Mountain drains into Gill Brook, thence into the East Branch of Ausable River, and into Lake Champlain. The southeast side of Dial Mountain drains into the headwaters of the North Fork of the Boquet River, thence into Lake Champlain. The northeast side of Dial Mountain drains into Gravestone Brook, thence into the North Fork of the Boquet River.
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Wikidata Q5270468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1215 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 14.9 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 16.7 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 16.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 4 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 4 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Den Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Indian Head: 1.3 mi
- Nippletop: 1.5 mi
- Dix Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Beck-horn: 1.9 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 1.4 mi
- Lost Lookout: 1.9 mi
- King Wall: 3.1 mi
- PE Wall: 3.2 mi
- Emperor Slab: 3.3 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 3.3 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 12.9 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 13.8 mi
- Mid's Park: 15.8 mi
- Fairy Ladder Falls: 1.3 mi
- Artists Falls: 1.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.8 mi
- Beaver Meadow Falls: 1.9 mi
- Wedge Brook Cascades: 2.2 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 1.6 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 6.3 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 9.6 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 5.1 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 6.6 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 11.6 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 13.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 9.9 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 10.0 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 10.0 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 10.3 mi
- Sky Flyer Zipline: 13.3 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 12.7 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 15.4 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 15.4 mi
- The Iron Center: 17.4 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.4 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 17.4 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 17.6 mi
- Westport Beach: 18.8 mi
- Park beach: 18.9 mi
- Footbridge Park: 12.5 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 17.3 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 17.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 17.5 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 23.7 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 7.8 mi
- Tahawus: 13.2 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Dial Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | W 274° | 1,629 m | 6.3 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | W 273° | 1,515 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Haystack | W 270° | 1,498 m | 5.1 mi |
| Dix Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,473 m | 1.7 mi |
| Basin Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,468 m | 4.6 mi |
| Beck-horn | SSE 162° | 1,455 m | 1.9 mi |
| Little Marcy | W 280° | 1,438 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gothics | WNW 296° | 1,425 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:33 | 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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 948403 — Dial Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357556604
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 12 mi
- Westport · 19 mi
- Crown Point · 21 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
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