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Hough Peak

Hough Peak, a peak in New York
Hough Peak, a peak in New YorkJohn Sweeney · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hough Peak, a peak in New York
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Hough Peak, a peak in New York
John Sweeney · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hough Peak, a peak in New York
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Hough Peak, a peak in New York
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Hough Peak, a peak in New York
Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0

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Hough Peak rises to 1,341 m in New York. Mount Haystack stands 1,498 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is South Dix, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

Hough Peak () is a mountain in the Dix Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 23rd-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,400 feet (1,300 m). The mountain is located in the High Peaks Wilderness Area, in the town of North Hudson in Essex County. It is named for Franklin B. Hough, an early Adirondack conservationist and forester.

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Wikidata Q5912859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1341 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.06954, -73.77777

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Parks: 35
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 5.6 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 9.2 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 12.0 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 16.2 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 26
Attractions: 20
  • Airplane Wreckage: 11.9 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 12.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 12.6 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 12.6 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 15.8 mi
Museums: 12
Beaches: 5
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Park beach: 16.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Westport Beach: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 13.6 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 16.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 16.1 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Hough Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HaystackWNW 292°1,498 m6.6 mi
Dix MountainNNW 334°1,473 m1.0 mi
Basin MountainWNW 304°1,468 m6.5 mi
Beck-hornNNW 333°1,455 m0.8 mi
GothicsNW 316°1,425 m5.6 mi
Little HaystackWNW 295°1,421 m6.7 mi
Giant MountainNNE 24°1,410 m6.9 mi
Pyramid PeakNW 314°1,401 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3316:20

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, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357565545

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