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Little Marcy

Little Marcy, seen from above at true elevation

Little Marcy rises to 1,438 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the southwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Marcy First Ascent, a historic site 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 6.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34826686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1438 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.12021, -73.91112

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 55
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 7.4 mi
  • Mid's Park: 12.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.4 mi
  • Brewster Park: 12.4 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Indian Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Indian Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Bushnell Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 17
Nature reserves: 16
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 5.3 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 7.6 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 9.5 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 10.6 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 12.2 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Park beach: 21.1 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Westport Beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 16.9 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.1 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 23.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Little Marcy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcySW 231°1,629 m0.8 mi
Algonquin PeakWNW 293°1,555 m4.1 mi
Schofield CobbleSW 229°1,515 m1.0 mi
Mount HaystackSSE 152°1,498 m1.1 mi
Mount SkylightSW 215°1,495 m1.7 mi
Iroquois PeakWNW 285°1,472 m4.5 mi
Boundary PeakWNW 288°1,471 m4.3 mi
Basin MountainE 87°1,468 m1.2 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 solstice07:2815:3316:21

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598543

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