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Indian Head

Indian Head, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Head rises to 723 m in New York. Hamilton Mountain stands 980 m to the southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34824807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
723 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45896, -74.42320

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Parks: 6
  • shuffle board: 4.2 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 8.2 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 20.5 mi
  • Byron Park: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 23.7 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 23.8 mi
  • paint mine: 24.0 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 24.2 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 9.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
  • Long Beach: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rafting: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Indian Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamilton MountainSE 139°980 m4.3 mi
Swart MountainSSE 154°933 m4.8 mi
Dugway MountainSSE 160°904 m5.8 mi
Speculator MountainE 88°882 m4.1 mi
Stacy MountainWSW 257°868 m7.0 mi
Piseco MountainWSW 254°818 m6.5 mi
Potash MountainNNW 328°807 m6.0 mi
Mount OrreySE 127°797 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357566114

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