Henderson Mountain
Henderson Mountain rises to 1,130 m in New York. Algonquin Peak stands 1,555 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson Cliff, a cliff 1.3 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 237 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34921822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,130 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 12.3 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 12.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
237 named places within 25 miles
- Henderson Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Wallface: 4.1 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- The Courthouse: 13.7 mi
- Panther Peak: 1.7 mi
- Santanoni Peak: 2.0 mi
- Echo Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Andrew: 2.9 mi
- Couchsachraga Peak: 3.1 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 5.3 mi
- Millers Falls: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Falls: 7.1 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 7.2 mi
- Wanika Falls: 7.2 mi
- Mid's Park: 14.4 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 14.4 mi
- Brewster Park: 14.5 mi
- Baldwin Park: 15.1 mi
- Prescott Park: 15.6 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 2.4 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Plane Crash Site: 7.2 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 8.7 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 5.3 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 10.2 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 12.0 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 12.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 12.0 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 2.0 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 11.3 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 12.0 mi
- Henry's Woods: 12.7 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 13.2 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 14.0 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 14.0 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 15.9 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.1 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 18.9 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 17.2 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 24.5 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Goolds Garden: 24.8 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 14.1 mi
- Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
- Park beach: 24.7 mi
- Rafting: 23.5 mi
- Whitewater rafting: 24.9 mi
- Tahawus: 4.0 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 20.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henderson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Peak | ENE 60° | 1,555 m | 6.3 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | E 84° | 1,515 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Skylight | E 89° | 1,495 m | 8.3 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | ENE 61° | 1,472 m | 5.6 mi |
| Boundary Peak | ENE 61° | 1,471 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gray Peak | E 83° | 1,463 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Colden | ENE 74° | 1,436 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Redfield | E 91° | 1,403 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952592 — Henderson Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357564174
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- Elizabethtown · 26 mi
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