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Dry Mountain

Dry Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Mountain rises to 491 m in New York. Jug Mountain stands 742 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34821642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
491 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.38894, -73.55791

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 60
Parks
Cliffs: 57
  • Great Wall: 10.1 mi
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 14.8 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 15.0 mi
  • The Palisades: 15.2 mi
  • Center of Progress Cliff: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Clintonville: 5.4 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 7.3 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 14.5 mi
  • Jaime Two Coats: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Alice Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Flume Falls: 14.0 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 14.0 mi
Museums: 27
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 9.3 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 12.0 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Ausable Chasm: 10.5 mi
  • Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 14.8 mi
  • Children’s Farmyard: 14.9 mi
  • Potholes: 15.8 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 12.2 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Westport Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 16.8 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Formal Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 23.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Dry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jug MountainWSW 254°742 m4.6 mi
Old Rang MountainNNE 29°694 m2.1 mi
Carl MountainNE 49°682 m1.7 mi
Baldface MountainNNE 30°673 m3.0 mi
Rocky MountainN 9°665 m2.3 mi
McGuire MountainNNE 32°664 m2.3 mi
Poke-O-Moonshine MountainENE 68°659 m2.4 mi
Black MountainW 269°649 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557053

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