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Forks Mountain

Forks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Forks Mountain rises to 591 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

Forks Mountain is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Minerva, north-northeast of the hamlet of North River. It is named Forks Mountain due to it being inside the Fork where the Hudson River meets the Boreas River. Kellogg Mountain and Venison Mountain is located east, and Pine Mountain and Harris Rift Mountain are located west of Forks Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34822285, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
591 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.80617, -74.06486

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 20
  • OK Slip Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 15.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
  • Square Falls: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Parks: 8
  • Courtney Park: 7.1 mi
  • Byron Park: 9.6 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 15.3 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 18.2 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 8.2 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 8.5 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 11.3 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Long Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.5 mi
  • Park beach: 15.3 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 22.2 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 4.7 mi
  • Rafting: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 15.3 mi
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Forks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainS 175°1,086 m9.2 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainNNW 346°1,033 m6.6 mi
Pete Gay MountainS 172°944 m8.0 mi
Beaver MountainNNW 328°882 m5.1 mi
Peaked MountainSW 218°882 m6.8 mi
Slide MountainSW 215°873 m6.5 mi
Little Pete Gay MountainSSE 168°873 m8.0 mi
Hour Pond MountainSW 215°868 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950453 — Forks Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357560228

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