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Little Nippletop

Little Nippletop, seen from above at true elevation

Little Nippletop rises to 1,132 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the north, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonnel Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34924485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.08533, -73.92014

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 56
Waterfalls: 36
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Indian Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Falls: 3.8 mi
  • The Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Bushnell Falls: 4.5 mi
Parks: 35
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 8.8 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
  • Mid's Park: 14.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 14.6 mi
  • Brewster Park: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
Attractions: 18
Nature reserves: 14
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 6.9 mi
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 7.5 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 11.5 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 12.7 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 12.9 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Park beach: 19.1 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 18.4 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 19.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Whitewater rafting: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Little Nippletop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyN 355°1,629 m1.9 mi
Algonquin PeakNW 321°1,555 m5.2 mi
Schofield CobbleN 350°1,515 m1.8 mi
Mount HaystackNE 35°1,498 m1.7 mi
Mount SkylightNNW 331°1,495 m1.1 mi
Dix MountainE 92°1,473 m6.6 mi
Iroquois PeakNW 313°1,472 m5.3 mi
Boundary PeakNW 316°1,471 m5.2 mi

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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 955613 — Little Nippletop, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357569371

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