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Jug Mountain

Jug Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jug Mountain rises to 742 m in New York. Jay Benchmark stands 1,097 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bitch Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 3.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34825207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
742 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.37088, -73.64819

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Covered Bridge: 3.8 mi
  • Milholland Park: 8.1 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 8.2 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 8.2 mi
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 58
  • Great Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 12.6 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 12.7 mi
  • Center of Progress Cliff: 12.8 mi
  • summit fliff: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Historic sites: 44
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 5.2 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 5.8 mi
  • Clintonville: 7.5 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Flume Falls: 9.4 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 9.5 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Upper Stag Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
  • High Falls (Climax): 11.2 mi
Museums: 28
  • Adirondack history center museum: 11.0 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 13.9 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Potholes: 11.2 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 11.3 mi
  • Master Pothole: 11.3 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 16.1 mi
  • Westport Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Formal Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Footbridge Park: 10.9 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 24.1 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 24.5 mi
  • Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Jug Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jay BenchmarkSSW 192°1,097 m4.2 mi
Jay MountainSSW 205°1,028 m4.4 mi
MacDonough MountainS 177°1,012 m4.6 mi
Bluff MountainSSE 165°893 m2.3 mi
U S MountainSSW 194°870 m3.2 mi
Death MountainS 178°865 m3.4 mi
Arnold MountainSSW 195°853 m2.9 mi
Hog Back MountainSSE 163°812 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5920:43
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 954220 — Jug Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357567146

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