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.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34921822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1130 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
- Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex K-120 Meter Jump Observation Deck · 13 mi
- Cascade Mountain · 14 mi
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 16 mi
- Balfour Lake overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Airplane Wreckage: 5.3 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 10.2 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 10.3 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 12.0 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 12.0 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
- 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 8.6 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
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 26 mi
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