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Little Porter Mountain

Little Porter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Porter Mountain rises to 847 m in New York. Gothics stands 1,425 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Mountain - East Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34924554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
847 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.20053, -73.82763

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 60
  • The Courthouse: 1.9 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 3.9 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 4.9 mi
Parks: 36
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 4.6 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 7.5 mi
  • Mid's Park: 9.9 mi
  • Brewster Park: 10.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Cascade Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Hulls Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Russell Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 4.5 mi
  • Bushnell Falls: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 22
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 1.9 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 7.4 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 8.8 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 9.0 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 4.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 4.9 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 7.8 mi
  • Skyride: 7.8 mi
Museums: 12
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 9.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 11.8 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Westport Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 11.4 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 21.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 21.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Little Porter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GothicsSSW 196°1,425 m5.2 mi
Giant MountainESE 117°1,410 m6.0 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 195°1,401 m5.5 mi
Saddleback MountainSSW 205°1,375 m5.6 mi
Armstrong MountainSSW 194°1,320 m4.7 mi
Table Top MountainSW 227°1,312 m6.0 mi
Upper Wolfjaw MountainSSW 192°1,281 m4.2 mi
Big Slide MountainWSW 239°1,280 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:08
June solstice05:1219:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 955642 — Little Porter Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357569382

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