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Forge Mountain

Forge Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Forge Mountain rises to 372 m in New York. Hog Back Mountain stands 812 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34822264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
372 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.37755, -73.55597

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Milholland Park: 7.3 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 7.3 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 8.4 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 12.4 mi
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 12.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 56
Cliffs: 55
  • Great Wall: 10.1 mi
  • The Palisades: 14.5 mi
  • Barn Rock Cliff: 14.7 mi
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 15.4 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Clintonville: 6.2 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 7.8 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 13.7 mi
  • Jaime Two Coats: 16.2 mi
Museums: 29
  • Adsit Cabin: 9.4 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 9.5 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 11.2 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Alice Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Flume Falls: 14.0 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Ausable Chasm: 11.2 mi
  • Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 14.8 mi
  • Children’s Farmyard: 14.8 mi
  • Potholes: 15.8 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 12.7 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Westport Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 17.0 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 10
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 23.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of Forge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hog Back MountainWSW812 m4.6 mi
Little Bluff MountainSW746 m4.5 mi
Jug MountainW742 m4.6 mi
Old Rang MountainNNE694 m2.8 mi
Carl MountainNNE682 m2.2 mi
Baldface MountainNNE673 m3.7 mi
Rocky MountainN665 m3.1 mi
McGuire MountainNNE664 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950440 — Forge Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357560204

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