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Esther Mountain

Esther Mountain, a peak in New York
Esther Mountain, a peak in New YorkJohn Sweeney · CC BY-SA 3.0
Esther Mountain, a peak in New York
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Esther Mountain, a peak in New York
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Esther Mountain, a peak in New York
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Esther Mountain rises to 1,293 m in New York. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the south-southwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

Esther Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 28th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,240 feet (1,290 m). The mountain is located in the Wilmington Wild Forest in the town of Wilmington in Essex County. It is adjacent to Whiteface Mountain and is the northernmost of the High Peaks.

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Wikidata Q5401250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1293 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.38716, -73.88967

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 53
Parks: 38
  • Town of Wilmington Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Lake Everest - Town Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Wilmington Heritage Park: 3.6 mi
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 3.8 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 17
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 6.3 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • World War Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Kate Smith Memorial: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Potholes: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 2.8 mi
  • Master Pothole: 2.8 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 2.8 mi
Museums: 9
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Footbridge Park: 18.6 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 1.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Esther Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainSSW 204°1,466 m1.6 mi
Lookout MountainS 171°1,242 m0.7 mi
Kilburn MountainS 176°1,182 m5.8 mi
Moose MountainWSW 246°1,180 m6.2 mi
Sentinel MountainSSE 162°1,174 m5.9 mi
McKenzie MountainWSW 243°1,165 m7.9 mi
Little Whiteface MountainS 183°1,111 m2.2 mi
Stewart MountainSSE 159°1,104 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1220:0020:44
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2915:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4317115220

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