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Howard Mountain

Howard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Howard Mountain rises to 1,170 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the south-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushnell Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34824312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1170 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.15838, -73.89125

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 56
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 6.1 mi
  • Mid's Park: 10.2 mi
  • Brewster Park: 10.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 10.3 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Bushnell Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Indian Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Indian Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 20
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 3.0 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 7.8 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 8.6 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 9.5 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 4.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 4.4 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 4.4 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 5.7 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 7.6 mi
Museums: 10
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Park beach: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 15.1 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 22.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 23.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 14.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Howard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcySSW 207°1,629 m3.5 mi
Algonquin PeakWSW 258°1,555 m4.8 mi
Schofield CobbleSSW 208°1,515 m3.7 mi
Mount HaystackS 187°1,498 m3.7 mi
Mount SkylightSSW 206°1,495 m4.5 mi
Iroquois PeakWSW 254°1,472 m5.5 mi
Boundary PeakWSW 256°1,471 m5.2 mi
Basin MountainS 175°1,468 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357565608

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