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Little Mount Discovery

Little Mount Discovery, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mount Discovery rises to 255 m in New York. MacDonough Mountain stands 1,012 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Inez, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34826758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
255 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.25672, -73.52819

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thrall Dam Park: 1.6 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 1.8 mi
  • Milholland Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lee Park: 6.8 mi
  • Ballard Park: 7.1 mi
Cliffs
Historic sites: 45
  • Northwest Bay Road: 5.7 mi
  • Buzz Wright Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 14.0 mi
  • Clintonville: 14.7 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 36
Museums: 22
Attractions: 21
  • Nature preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Children’s Farmyard: 16.3 mi
  • Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 16.3 mi
  • Vermont Teddy Bear: 16.4 mi
  • Steamboat Ticonderoga: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 20
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Formal Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.8 mi
  • South Burlington Community Gardens: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Footbridge Park: 4.4 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 14.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 15.6 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Little Mount Discovery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MacDonough MountainWNW 300°1,012 m6.6 mi
Limekiln MountainW 268°889 m6.3 mi
Big Slash MountainWNW 283°771 m6.2 mi
Little Slash MountainWNW 285°744 m5.8 mi
Bald PeakNW 309°705 m6.2 mi
Mount FayNW 317°701 m5.4 mi
Seventy MountainNW 312°671 m6.2 mi
Blueberry MountainNW 320°645 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2715:3116:19

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357569364

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