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Macomber Mountain

Macomber Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Macomber Mountain rises to 891 m in New York. South Pond Mountain stands 993 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

Macomber Mountain is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Wells northeast of the hamlet of Wells.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34926627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
891 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.51007, -74.23958

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Parks: 17
  • shuffle board: 5.9 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 8.7 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
  • Byron Park: 18.8 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 9
  • Wayout Wall: 13.3 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 13.6 mi
  • Echo Cliff: 17.5 mi
  • Eagle Bluff: 19.5 mi
  • Lost Hunter's: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
  • Long Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Morey Stein Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Wayside Beach: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 14.1 mi
  • paint mine: 14.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 18.5 mi
  • Rafting: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Macomber Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Pond MountainN993 m5.6 mi
Dug MountainNW980 m7.3 mi
Hamilton MountainSW980 m9.3 mi
County Line MountainNNE939 m7.3 mi
Humphrey MountainN907 m8.6 mi
Speculator MountainSW882 m6.1 mi
Buckhorn MountainNE877 m1.2 mi
Blue HillsNE877 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:1719:5820:42
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2815:3716:24

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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 956238 — Macomber Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357570041

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