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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 655 m in New York. Hamilton Mountain stands 980 m to the southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head, a peak 0.7 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hamilton County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34925854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
655 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45646, -74.40987

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Parks: 6
  • shuffle board: 3.7 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 6.8 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 7.6 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 20.0 mi
  • Edinburg Town Park: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 23.2 mi
  • paint mine: 23.4 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 24.1 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
  • Long Beach: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rafting: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamilton MountainSE 145°980 m3.7 mi
Swart MountainSSE 161°933 m4.4 mi
Dugway MountainSSE 166°904 m5.4 mi
Speculator MountainE 85°882 m3.5 mi
Piseco MountainWSW 257°818 m7.1 mi
Potash MountainNW 323°807 m6.5 mi
Mount OrreySE 130°797 m5.6 mi
Mount DunhamSE 137°787 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357569673

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