Loon Mountain
Loon Mountain rises to 479 m in New York. Rice Mountain stands 768 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34925903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 479 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 16.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 28.6 mi off the Military Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Sugar Grove Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hamilton Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Riverdale Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Buck Hill: 1.6 mi
- Seven Springs: 11.3 mi
- Hopkinton Town Green: 12.3 mi
- Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 15.9 mi
- Postwood Park: 16.7 mi
- Marshall Park: 18.7 mi
- High Falls: 3.7 mi
- Augerhole Falls: 8.3 mi
- Saint Regis Falls: 11.9 mi
- Jamestown Falls: 13.6 mi
- Allen Falls: 13.8 mi
- Catherineville State Forest: 8.8 mi
- Snow Bowl State Forest: 9.7 mi
- Fort Jackson State Forest: 15.4 mi
- Glenmeal State Forest: 18.1 mi
- Franklin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 18.6 mi
- The Narrows: 14.6 mi
- The Tub: 14.9 mi
- Lucy's Hole: 15.0 mi
- Cathedral Grove: 15.1 mi
- Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area: 17.4 mi
- Potsdam Museum: 19.5 mi
- Tupper Lake History Museum: 22.4 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 23.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.4 mi
- Goolds Garden: 20.7 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Stacy Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 10.3 mi
- Tannery Ruins: 14.6 mi
- Clarkson 9/11 Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Postwood Park: 16.7 mi
- Minerva Statue: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Loon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Mountain | E 91° | 768 m | 14.9 mi |
| West Mountain | E 81° | 744 m | 5.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | E 82° | 744 m | 5.0 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | E 83° | 724 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brushy Top Mountain | E 82° | 708 m | 6.5 mi |
| Azure Mountain | ENE 77° | 708 m | 7.5 mi |
| Twin Mountains | ENE 77° | 704 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lost Mountain | E 81° | 696 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:03 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:34 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colton 2 N, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357603752
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