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Hornet Cobbles

Hornet Cobbles, seen from above at true elevation

Hornet Cobbles rises to 727 m in New York. Macomb Mountain stands 1,336 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ridge Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
727 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.93393, -73.84533

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Waterfalls: 27
Historic sites: 21
Nature reserves: 20
Attractions: 14
Parks: 13
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 8.0 mi
  • Courtney Park: 12.0 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 15.4 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 18.5 mi
Museums: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Park beach: 8.1 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Hague Town Beach: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 20.6 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.6 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 21.2 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 23.1 mi
  • Alma Farm Park: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 16.8 mi
  • Rafting: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Hornet Cobbles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Macomb MountainNNE 22°1,336 m8.8 mi
South DixNNE 22°1,242 m9.4 mi
Rist MountainNW 313°1,170 m9.6 mi
Boreas MountainNNW 340°1,152 m5.1 mi
Hoffman MountainSE 138°1,129 m2.1 mi
Sunrise MountainNNE 23°1,099 m6.8 mi
Blue Ridge MountainESE 110°1,052 m1.7 mi
Wolf Pond MountainNNW 337°1,044 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1419:5820:42
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2715:3416:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953218 — Hornet Cobbles, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357565483

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