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Higley Mountain

Higley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Higley Mountain rises to 743 m in New York. Little Moose Mountain stands 1,100 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stink Lake Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

Higley Mountain is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Ohio in Herkimer County, northeast of Atwell.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34922376, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
743 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.65618, -74.83378

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 14
Parks: 4
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
  • Sand Flats State Park: 21.6 mi
  • Singing Waters Park: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Paul Bunyan: 7.8 mi
  • Iron Cross: 13.7 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 12.7 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Higley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Moose MountainE 86°1,100 m13.2 mi
Manbury MountainE 87°1,053 m14.0 mi
Cellar MountainENE 75°1,038 m15.0 mi
Kitty CobbleE 100°983 m10.7 mi
Spruce Lake MountainSE 138°964 m13.4 mi
Bradley MountainENE 68°957 m15.0 mi
West Canada MountainSSE 149°911 m10.6 mi
Seventh Lake MountainNE 47°883 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1920:0120:45
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:3015:3916:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826395361656457453423
Precip in4.33.23.23.64.54.74.44.34.25.14.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Forge, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952801 — Higley Mountain, Herkimer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357564513

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