Forks Mountain
Forks Mountain rises to 519 m in New York. Hamilton Mountain stands 980 m to the east, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pats Rocks, a peak 0.6 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34822297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 519 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 2.1 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 26.5 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 26.1 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 7 mi
- view east · 14 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 19 mi
- Scenic View · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pats Rocks: 0.6 mi
- Brush Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Deer Hill: 0.9 mi
- Priests Vly Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cobblers Knob: 1.1 mi
- Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 10.4 mi
- Cathead Mountain Primitive Area: 12.4 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area: 14.4 mi
- West Canada Mountain Primitive Area: 15.4 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 22.4 mi
- Christine Falls: 9.3 mi
- Austin Falls: 9.9 mi
- Auger Falls: 10.3 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Poplar Point Day Use Area: 5.2 mi
- shuffle board: 6.7 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 7.7 mi
- Waterfront Park: 18.9 mi
- Edinburg Town Park: 23.0 mi
- Echo Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 9.4 mi
- McMartin: 10.8 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 10.8 mi
- Lost T: 11.6 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Nellie Tyrell Museum: 21.7 mi
- Edinburg Rural Museum: 21.7 mi
- Fulton County Museum: 24.8 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- Rt 30 Alien: 15.1 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 18.9 mi
- Elisha Yale: 24.7 mi
- Mini Route 66: 6.8 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 21.4 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
- Long Beach: 20.3 mi
- Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Forks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Mountain | E 95° | 980 m | 3.6 mi |
| Swart Mountain | ESE 116° | 933 m | 3.2 mi |
| T Lake Mountain | WNW 287° | 932 m | 7.2 mi |
| Twin Lakes Mountain | W 281° | 905 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dugway Mountain | SE 132° | 904 m | 3.8 mi |
| Speculator Mountain | ENE 58° | 882 m | 5.8 mi |
| Stacy Mountain | WNW 283° | 868 m | 6.2 mi |
| Moose Mountain | SSW 192° | 847 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950451 — Forks Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357560221
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