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Jug Mountain

Jug Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jug Mountain rises to 528 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Far Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34825195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
528 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.02144, -73.71096

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Deadwater cliffs: 3.6 mi
  • Frontiertown Crags: 5.2 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 5.7 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 6.5 mi
  • Sunshine City: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Parks: 26
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 5.8 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 9.3 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 9.9 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 13.1 mi
  • Crown Point State Historic Site: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 20
  • Airplane Wreckage: 16.3 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 17.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 17.2 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 17.2 mi
  • Nature preserve: 17.5 mi
Museums: 12
Beaches: 7
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Park beach: 13.2 mi
  • Westport Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Black Point Public Beach: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 12.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 12.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 13.0 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 0.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Jug Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainNW 318°1,473 m5.6 mi
Beck-hornNW 318°1,455 m5.5 mi
NippletopNW 312°1,393 m7.0 mi
Hough PeakNW 315°1,341 m4.7 mi
Macomb MountainWNW 301°1,336 m4.0 mi
South DixNW 310°1,242 m4.1 mi
Grace PeakNW 323°1,227 m3.8 mi
Dial MountainNW 324°1,215 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5820:42
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357567143

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