Green Mountain
Green Mountain rises to 1,203 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Knob Lock Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 951710)
Wikidata Q34870249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1203 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 12.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.1 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 23.3 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 3 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 3 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 3 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Knob Lock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Giant Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Tripod Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Hopkins Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Peak Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Aserisk: 2.8 mi
- Nubble Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Banana Belt: 2.9 mi
- Future Wall: 2.9 mi
- Solitude Wall: 2.9 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 3.5 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 9.2 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 9.4 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 9.9 mi
- Milholland Park: 9.9 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Russell Falls: 3.9 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 4.9 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 5.0 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 7.0 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 11.4 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 12.7 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 5.0 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 6.0 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 9.7 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 12.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 10.6 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 10.6 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 10.7 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 13.3 mi
- Skyride: 13.4 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 6.5 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 6.6 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 15.1 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 15.1 mi
- The Iron Center: 16.0 mi
- Westport Beach: 14.0 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 15.8 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.3 mi
- Park beach: 24.1 mi
- Footbridge Park: 6.3 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 15.8 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 16.3 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 23.9 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 15.4 mi
- Tahawus: 19.0 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Mountain | S 190° | 1,410 m | 1.5 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | SSE 166° | 1,338 m | 2.0 mi |
| Lower Wolfjaw Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,273 m | 6.3 mi |
| Dial Mountain | SW 218° | 1,215 m | 6.6 mi |
| Third Brother | W 273° | 1,134 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | N 3° | 1,121 m | 3.7 mi |
| Noonmark Mountain | SW 218° | 1,058 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | SW 222° | 1,030 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 | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 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 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 951710 — Green Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357562656
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 6 mi
- Westport · 14 mi
- Essex · 20 mi
- Crown Point · 21 mi
- Charlotte · 25 mi
- Shelburne · 28 mi
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