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Flat Mountain

Flat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Mountain rises to 653 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34868985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
653 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.21033, -73.74486

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 4.4 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 4.5 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 4.5 mi
Parks: 39
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 4.3 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 6.9 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 9.8 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 10.2 mi
  • Milholland Park: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 16
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.8 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 11.3 mi
  • Skyride: 11.3 mi
Museums: 13
  • Adirondack History Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 7.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.9 mi
  • The Iron Center: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 7.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 18.2 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Flat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainSSE 160°1,410 m3.6 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeSSE 153°1,338 m4.3 mi
Cascade MountainW 276°1,249 m5.7 mi
Porter MountainW 272°1,240 m5.4 mi
Green MountainSE 142°1,203 m2.4 mi
Third BrotherWSW 253°1,134 m5.5 mi
Hurricane MountainNE 44°1,121 m2.4 mi
Noonmark MountainSSW 194°1,058 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950245 — Flat Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559917

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