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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.

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
1165 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.33623, -74.03217

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 53
  • 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: 34
Parks: 33
  • 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: 14
  • 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 9.7 miles of McKenzie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainENE 72°1,466 m6.7 mi
Esther MountainENE 63°1,293 m7.9 mi
Lookout MountainENE 68°1,242 m7.7 mi
Kilburn MountainESE 107°1,182 m7.8 mi
Moose MountainNE 55°1,180 m1.7 mi
Sentinel MountainESE 103°1,174 m9.1 mi
Little Whiteface MountainE 79°1,111 m7.1 mi
Stewart MountainE 95°1,104 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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