Peak · New York
Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain rises to 420 m in New York. Old Rang Mountain stands 694 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fordway Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34868901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 420 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.47505, -73.52152
- 1.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 1.7 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 19.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Falls Overlook · 4 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 4 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Elephants Head Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fordway Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Little Fordway Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Clark Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Curren Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Smith Mountain: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Wickham Marsh State Game Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Little Ausable Park: 7.1 mi
- Hayworth-Mason Park: 7.2 mi
- Ausable Marsh State Game Management Area: 7.6 mi
- M. J. Sullivan Park: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- OSI: 5.9 mi
- Wickham Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Wilsboro Dam Fish Dam: 9.9 mi
- Garden Island: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Clintonville: 2.8 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 8.4 mi
- NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication: 11.3 mi
- Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 12.9 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 14.2 mi
Museums: 25
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 2.9 mi
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 4.6 mi
- Adsit Cabin: 8.1 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 14.5 mi
- War of 1812 Museum: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Alice Falls: 4.1 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 4.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Winooski Falls: 16.7 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 15
- Formal Garden: 13.2 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 15.0 mi
- Childrens Garden: 15.0 mi
- Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Community Garden: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 14
- Ausable Chasm: 4.5 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 14.2 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 14.3 mi
- Airplane: 14.7 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Great Wall: 13.7 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 14.3 mi
- summit fliff: 14.6 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 13
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 6.8 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 13.3 mi
- North Beach: 13.9 mi
- Thayer Beach: 14.0 mi
- Texaco Beach: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 10
- The Lone Sailor: 14.8 mi
- Grey Lock: 14.9 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 15.2 mi
- Amite Sculpture: 15.3 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 15.8 mi
- Footbridge Park: 18.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Flagstaff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rang Mountain | S 191° | 694 m | 4.2 mi |
| Carl Mountain | S 186° | 682 m | 4.9 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | S 185° | 673 m | 3.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SSW 201° | 665 m | 3.9 mi |
| McGuire Mountain | S 188° | 664 m | 4.0 mi |
| Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain | S 175° | 659 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 226° | 645 m | 6.8 mi |
| Long Tom Mountain | SW 220° | 640 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950226 — Flagstaff Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559881
Day trips start here
- Essex · 14 mi
- Burlington · 16 mi
- Shelburne · 16 mi
- Colchester · 17 mi
- South Burlington · 17 mi
- Winooski · 17 mi
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