Duncan Mountain
Duncan Mountain rises to 825 m in New York. Morgan Mountain stands 1,050 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McKillip Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q49026200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 825 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 16.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 17.1 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 21.7 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- McKillip Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Gilpin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Law Hill: 2.3 mi
- Kees Hill: 2.5 mi
- Whooley Hill: 3.0 mi
- Wilmington Heritage Park: 10.7 mi
- Lake Everest - Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Town of Wilmington Beach: 10.8 mi
- Wilmington Bike Park: 10.8 mi
- Picketts Corner Park: 13.4 mi
- Flume Falls: 11.5 mi
- The Flume Fall: 11.6 mi
- Upper Stag Brook Falls: 11.8 mi
- Lower Stag Brook Falls: 12.0 mi
- High Falls (Climax): 12.3 mi
- Burnt Hill State Forest: 12.3 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 12.4 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 13.3 mi
- Chazy Highlands Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
- Potholes: 12.2 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 12.3 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 12.3 mi
- Master Pothole: 12.3 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 12.3 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 10.9 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 13.0 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 13.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 16.3 mi
- World War Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 5.5 mi
- summit fliff: 5.6 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 5.9 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Moss Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 9.2 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.5 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 16.7 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 16.8 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 16.9 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 16.3 mi
- Goolds Garden: 16.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 17.3 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.7 mi
- Camp Chateaugay Beach: 17.1 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 11.1 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Duncan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,050 m | 7.9 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | SSE 150° | 967 m | 5.1 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NNW 335° | 881 m | 8.8 mi |
| Norton Peak | NNW 348° | 876 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kate Mountain | WSW 252° | 863 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 301° | 818 m | 7.2 mi |
| Winch Mountain | SSE 155° | 816 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 196° | 805 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 948781 — Duncan Mountain, Franklin County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357557112
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