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Ellis Mountain

Ellis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ellis Mountain rises to 556 m in New York. Bluff Mountain stands 893 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34822022, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
556 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.40505, -73.63180

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Covered Bridge: 5.1 mi
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 9.0 mi
  • Wilmington Heritage Park: 9.2 mi
  • Lake Everest - Town Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Town of Wilmington Beach: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Great Wall: 6.7 mi
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 11.3 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 11.5 mi
  • Center of Progress Cliff: 11.6 mi
  • summit fliff: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Historic sites: 41
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 3.7 mi
  • Clintonville: 5.0 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 7.2 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Flume Falls: 10.6 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 10.6 mi
  • Alice Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 11.8 mi
Museums: 28
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 10.1 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 12.7 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.2 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Ausable Chasm: 11.8 mi
  • Potholes: 12.6 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 12.6 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 12.6 mi
  • Master Pothole: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 14.0 mi
  • Westport Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Formal Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 3
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 13.0 mi
  • Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 22.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Ellis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainS 183°893 m4.6 mi
Hog Back MountainS 184°812 m4.1 mi
Bitch MountainSSW 200°796 m2.9 mi
Little Bluff MountainS 178°746 m4.6 mi
Jug MountainSSW 199°742 m2.5 mi
Black Ash MountainSSW 198°728 m4.1 mi
Lincoln MountainSSW 208°714 m3.2 mi
Old Rang MountainE 81°694 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5920:43
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232455866716961493826

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 949529 — Ellis Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357558118

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