Peak · New York
Furnace Mountain
Furnace Mountain rises to 494 m in New York. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the north-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34915305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 494 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.92367, -73.58624
- 7.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 20.9 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 25.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 12 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 17 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 17 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Railroad Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hill Number 8: 0.8 mi
- Bald Pate: 1.0 mi
- Knob Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Fleming Mountain: 1.5 mi
Cliffs
- Eagle Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 7.2 mi
- Gull Pond Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 9.1 mi
Parks: 33
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 7.6 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 9.8 mi
- Carrilon Park: 9.9 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 10.3 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Town of North Hudson: 7.2 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 7.9 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 8.0 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 8.6 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Schroon Falls: 8.2 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 9.7 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 13.7 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 14.3 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Liberty Monument: 9.2 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Meacham House: 10.2 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 10.3 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 10.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
- The Iron Center: 10.5 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 12
- Bench and Table: 21.0 mi
- Smog: 21.1 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 21.2 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 21.2 mi
- Youbie Obie: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 10.4 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 11.1 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 19.3 mi
- Footbridge Park: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.1 mi
- Park beach: 10.7 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 10.9 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 11.2 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 9.6 mi
- Nature preserve: 14.7 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 16.3 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Schroon Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 11.5 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 11.5 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Furnace Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Mountain | NNW 349° | 792 m | 4.6 mi |
| Owl Pate | WNW 298° | 746 m | 3.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NW 324° | 732 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | N 11° | 705 m | 5.7 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | SSW 195° | 684 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | S 189° | 657 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bald Pate | NW 304° | 656 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lock Mountain | N 357° | 629 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357560811
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 8 mi
- Elizabethtown · 19 mi
- Westport · 19 mi
- Lake George · 22 mi
- Middlebury · 23 mi
- Essex · 29 mi
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