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Eagle Eyrie

Eagle Eyrie, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Eyrie rises to 802 m in New York. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the east-northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Alton, a peak 1.6 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34914185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.35255, -73.94681

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 54
Waterfalls: 34
Parks: 33
  • Brewster Park: 4.6 mi
  • Mid's Park: 4.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 4.7 mi
  • Town of Wilmington Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Lake Everest - Town Beach: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • World War Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Kate Smith Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • 1980 Winter Olympic cauldron: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 16
  • High Falls Gorge: 3.5 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 3.6 mi
  • Master Pothole: 3.6 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 3.6 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 7
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 2.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Footbridge Park: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Eagle Eyrie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainENE 67°1,466 m2.4 mi
Esther MountainNE 50°1,293 m3.7 mi
Lookout MountainENE 59°1,242 m3.4 mi
Kilburn MountainSE 137°1,182 m4.7 mi
Moose MountainW 267°1,180 m2.8 mi
Sentinel MountainSE 124°1,174 m5.7 mi
McKenzie MountainWSW 255°1,165 m4.4 mi
Little Whiteface MountainE 85°1,111 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1220:0020:44
September equinox06:4418:1718:55
December solstice07:2915:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 948916 — Eagle Eyrie, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357557352

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