Peak · New York
Hail Mountain
Hail Mountain rises to 792 m in New York. Nippletop Mountain stands 900 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bloody Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34873767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 792 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.98922, -73.60457
- 6.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 7.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 21.3 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 26.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 9 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 12 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 13 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bloody Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Cat Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Lock Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Blue Hill: 1.6 mi
- Big Pidgeon Hill: 2.1 mi
Cliffs
- Broughton Ledge: 4.3 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 4.5 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 6.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.7 mi
Parks: 31
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 7.7 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Bandstand Park: 13.2 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 6.9 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 8.9 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 9.5 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Schroon Falls: 9.5 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 9.7 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 9.8 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 10.1 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Meacham House: 7.9 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 8.9 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 9.0 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 9.1 mi
Museums: 16
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 5.7 mi
- The Iron Center: 8.2 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 9.2 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 9.7 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Bench and Table: 21.1 mi
- Smog: 21.1 mi
- Youbie Obie: 21.2 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 21.3 mi
- King Kong: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 8
- Nature preserve: 13.0 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 13.3 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 17.5 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 20.8 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 8.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 8.6 mi
- Park beach: 13.2 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 15.4 mi
- Westport Beach: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 8.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 8.1 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 8.7 mi
- Footbridge Park: 15.8 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Schroon Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 14.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.0 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Hail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nippletop Mountain | W 272° | 900 m | 7.4 mi |
| Camel Mountain | WNW 285° | 820 m | 7.3 mi |
| Owl Pate | SW 219° | 746 m | 3.7 mi |
| Moose Mountain | SSW 199° | 732 m | 2.4 mi |
| Old Far Mountain | WNW 287° | 713 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 62° | 705 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 306° | 694 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stiles Hill | N 4° | 682 m | 5.2 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 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 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 | 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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 951996 — Hail Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357563183
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 9 mi
- Elizabethtown · 14 mi
- Westport · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 23 mi
- Essex · 25 mi
- Lake George · 26 mi
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