Hurricane Mountain
Hurricane Mountain rises to 1,121 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chase Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Hurricane Mountain is a 3,688-foot-tall (1,124 m) mountain near Keene in the north of the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks in New York, United States. It is considered to boast some of the most impressive views of any of the lesser peaks; this is due to its prominence, and because its summit was cleared by Verplanck Colvin in the course of his early survey of the Adirondacks. On a clear day, the length of Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains of Vermont are visible to the east, and many of the High Peaks can be seen to the south through the northwest. There is a disused fire tower on the top.
There are three trails to the summit, from the north (unmaintained), south and east. Atop the mountain is the Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
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Wikidata Q8526995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1121 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 9.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 12.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 23.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 6 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chase Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Pitchoff Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Weston Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Aserisk: 6.4 mi
- Nubble Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Banana Belt: 6.4 mi
- Solitude Wall: 6.4 mi
- Second Chance Wall: 6.4 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 6.1 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 6.6 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 7.6 mi
- Milholland Park: 7.9 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 7.9 mi
- Hulls Falls: 4.2 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Russell Falls: 6.7 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 6.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.0 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 9.5 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 9.9 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 11.5 mi
- 1980 Winter Olympic cauldron: 12.7 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 6.9 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 7.5 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 8.3 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 9.3 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 10.5 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 10.6 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 10.6 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 11.3 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 11.3 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 6.1 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 6.1 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 14.0 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 14.0 mi
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 17.7 mi
- Footbridge Park: 5.7 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 18.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 18.6 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.8 mi
- Westport Beach: 14.2 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 18.0 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 18.7 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 23.6 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 22.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 24.1 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 12.8 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Tahawus: 21.2 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Hurricane Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Mountain | S 185° | 1,410 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | S 177° | 1,338 m | 5.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | S 183° | 1,203 m | 3.7 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,102 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jay Benchmark | NNE 23° | 1,097 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jay Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,028 m | 5.5 mi |
| MacDonough Mountain | NE 34° | 1,012 m | 5.8 mi |
| Tripod Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,001 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953531 — Hurricane Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357565917
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 7 mi
- Westport · 14 mi
- Essex · 18 mi
- Charlotte · 24 mi
- Crown Point · 24 mi
- Shelburne · 26 mi
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