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Green Mountain

Green Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1,203 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.18228, -73.71483

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Aserisk: 2.8 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 2.8 mi
  • Banana Belt: 2.9 mi
  • Future Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Solitude Wall: 2.9 mi
Parks: 37
  • East Branch Community Trails: 9.2 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 9.4 mi
  • Milholland Park: 9.9 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 10.9 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 29
Historic sites: 28
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 16
  • 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
Museums: 14
  • 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
Beaches: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 6.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 15.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainS1,410 m1.5 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeSSE1,338 m2.0 mi
Lower Wolfjaw MountainWSW1,273 m6.3 mi
Dial MountainSW1,215 m6.6 mi
Third BrotherW1,134 m6.8 mi
Hurricane MountainN1,121 m3.7 mi
Noonmark MountainSW1,058 m4.7 mi
Bear Den MountainSW1,030 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

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

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