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McKenzie Mountain

McKenzie Mountain, a peak in New York
McKenzie Mountain, a peak in New YorkJohn Sweeney · CC BY-SA 3.0
McKenzie Mountain, a peak in New York
Mwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0
McKenzie Mountain, a peak in New York
Mwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0
McKenzie Mountain, a peak in New York
TheTurducken · CC BY 2.0
McKenzie Mountain, a peak in New York
TheTurducken · CC BY 2.0
McKenzie Mountain, a peak in New York
TheTurducken · CC BY 2.0

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McKenzie Mountain rises to 1,165 m in New York. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the east-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tamarac, a peak 0.9 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 230 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

About

The story

McKenzie Mountain is a 3,861-foot (1,177 m) mountain in western Essex County in the towns of St. Armand and North Elba in the Adirondack Park, a unit of the Forest Preserve.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8527960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,165 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.33623, -74.03217

Overlooks nearby

Around it

230 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Cliffs: 52
  • Pulpit Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Moss Cliff: 5.6 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 9.9 mi
  • Great Wall: 13.7 mi
  • Wallface: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Parks: 30
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 3.8 mi
  • Brewster Park: 3.9 mi
  • Mid's Park: 4.0 mi
  • Prescott Park: 4.6 mi
  • Baldwin Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 16
  • Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx): 3.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 6.4 mi
  • John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 6.5 mi
  • Skyride: 6.5 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
  • Henry's Woods: 5.5 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 6.7 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 11.3 mi
  • Four Peaks Tract: 13.0 mi
  • Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 13.3 mi
Museums: 9
Gardens: 4
  • Common Ground Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Goolds Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Footbridge Park: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKenzie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainENE1,466 m6.7 mi
Esther MountainENE1,293 m7.9 mi
Lookout MountainENE1,242 m7.7 mi
Kilburn MountainESE1,182 m7.8 mi
Moose MountainNE1,180 m1.7 mi
Sentinel MountainESE1,174 m9.1 mi
Little Whiteface MountainE1,111 m7.1 mi
Stewart MountainE1,104 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:1320:0020:45
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:3015:3216:20

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 956798 — McKenzie Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357570936

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