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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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The story

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

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Coordinates43.80451, -74.08542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
  • 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: 9
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
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 8.2 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 8.9 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 11.7 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 12.3 mi
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
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 4.9 mi
  • Rafting: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Harris Rift Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainSSE1,086 m9.3 mi
Bullhead MountainSSW1,042 m9.4 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainN1,033 m6.5 mi
Pete Gay MountainSSE944 m8.1 mi
Beaver MountainNNW882 m4.8 mi
Peaked MountainSSW882 m6.1 mi
Slide MountainSSW873 m5.9 mi
Little Pete Gay MountainSSE873 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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