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Hedgehog Mountain

Hedgehog Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Mountain rises to 1,029 m in New York. Mount Haystack stands 1,498 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rooster Comb, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34921499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1029 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.15949, -73.81097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • The Courthouse: 2.0 mi
  • Lost Lookout: 2.3 mi
  • Case Wall: 2.4 mi
  • Case Wall: 2.4 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 2.5 mi
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 2.2 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 10.2 mi
  • Mid's Park: 12.5 mi
  • Brewster Park: 12.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Russell Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 1.6 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Artists Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 22
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 1.6 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 7.8 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 10.2 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 10.8 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 6.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 6.9 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 6.9 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 9.6 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 10.1 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 11.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.2 mi
  • The Iron Center: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Westport Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Park beach: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 11.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 19.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 19.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Hedgehog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HaystackSW 230°1,498 m5.8 mi
Dix MountainSSE 167°1,473 m5.5 mi
Basin MountainSW 235°1,468 m4.6 mi
Beck-hornSSE 167°1,455 m5.6 mi
Little MarcyWSW 241°1,438 m5.7 mi
GothicsSW 226°1,425 m3.2 mi
Little HaystackSW 233°1,421 m5.6 mi
Giant MountainE 89°1,410 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952523 — Hedgehog Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357564088

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