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Hopkins Mountain

Hopkins Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hopkins Mountain rises to 962 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Spread Eagle Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34923055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
962 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.18349, -73.74917

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 2.5 mi
  • Case Wall: 2.5 mi
  • Case Wall: 2.6 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 2.6 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 2.6 mi
Parks: 40
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 2.5 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 8.6 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 10.8 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 11.2 mi
  • Milholland Park: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 16
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.9 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 11.8 mi
  • Skyride: 11.8 mi
Museums: 12
  • Adirondack History Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 8.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 13.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 13.6 mi
  • The Iron Center: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Westport Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Park beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 7.8 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 17.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 17.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Hopkins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainSE 137°1,410 m2.1 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeSE 133°1,338 m3.0 mi
Armstrong MountainSW 236°1,320 m6.0 mi
Upper Wolfjaw MountainWSW 238°1,281 m5.6 mi
Big Slide MountainW 269°1,280 m6.0 mi
Lower Wolfjaw MountainWSW 240°1,273 m4.8 mi
Cascade MountainWNW 294°1,249 m6.0 mi
Porter MountainWNW 291°1,240 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357565447

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