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Harris Rift Mountain

Harris Rift Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Harris Rift Mountain rises to 549 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the south-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 2.4 miles off.

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Harris Rift Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake east of Indian Lake.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34823421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
549 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.80451, -74.08542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
  • OK Slip Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 14.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Square Falls: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 9
Parks: 8
  • Courtney Park: 8.0 mi
  • Byron Park: 8.5 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 16.3 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 19.1 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Long Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
  • Park beach: 16.3 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.3 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 4.9 mi
  • Rafting: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 14.3 mi
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Harris Rift Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainSSE 169°1,086 m9.3 mi
Bullhead MountainSSW 212°1,042 m9.4 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainN 355°1,033 m6.5 mi
Pete Gay MountainSSE 165°944 m8.1 mi
Beaver MountainNNW 340°882 m4.8 mi
Peaked MountainSSW 211°882 m6.1 mi
Slide MountainSSW 207°873 m5.9 mi
Little Pete Gay MountainSSE 161°873 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952275 — Harris Rift Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357563649

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