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Lock Mountain

Lock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lock Mountain rises to 629 m in New York. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the south-southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34924954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.00811, -73.59207

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Broughton Ledge: 2.9 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 3.2 mi
  • Deadwater cliffs: 5.1 mi
  • Frontiertown Crags: 7.9 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 8.9 mi
Parks: 32
Waterfalls: 26
Historic sites: 24
  • Buzz Wright Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Meacham House: 6.9 mi
  • Gage's Redoubt: 8.0 mi
  • Historic Redoubt: 8.2 mi
  • Fort Crown Point: 8.2 mi
Museums: 15
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Nature preserve: 11.9 mi
  • Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 13.9 mi
  • Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 17.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 21.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Westport Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Park beach: 14.7 mi
  • Black Point Public Beach: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 7.0 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 7.0 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 7.6 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Schroon Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Middlebury Community Garden: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Lock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hail MountainSSW 205°792 m1.4 mi
Owl PateSW 215°746 m5.1 mi
Moose MountainSSW 201°732 m3.8 mi
Old Far MountainW 275°713 m6.6 mi
Bald PeakESE 101°705 m1.4 mi
Bear MountainWNW 295°694 m7.0 mi
Stiles HillN 357°682 m3.9 mi
Harris HillNNW 337°673 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5720:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182030435665706860483625
Precip in2.62.12.43.43.44.24.13.53.34.02.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357569476

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