Peak · New York
Mile Square Mountain
Mile Square Mountain rises to 532 m in New York. Macomb Mountain stands 1,336 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Claybed Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34827773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 532 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.00811, -73.65207
- 4.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 9.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.4 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 10 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 10 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 10 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Claybed Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Sweet Fern Hill: 0.9 mi
- Greenough Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bloody Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Berrymill Hill: 2.1 mi
Cliffs
- Deadwater cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 3.9 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 4.3 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 5.6 mi
- Sunshine City: 9.0 mi
Parks: 28
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 8.0 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 10.9 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 11.3 mi
- Bandstand Park: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Swimming hole and water fall: 7.2 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 7.8 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
- Schroon Falls: 8.9 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Meacham House: 9.7 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 11.0 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 11.2 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Town of North Hudson: 5.8 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 7.7 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 11.5 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 12.8 mi
Museums: 13
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 8.2 mi
- The Iron Center: 10.0 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 11.6 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 12
- Nature preserve: 14.8 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 15.8 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 19.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 19.8 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 11
- Smog: 23.4 mi
- Bench and Table: 23.4 mi
- Youbie Obie: 23.5 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 23.6 mi
- King Kong: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 9.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 10.2 mi
- Park beach: 13.2 mi
- Westport Beach: 16.3 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 9.9 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 9.9 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 10.4 mi
- Footbridge Park: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Schroon Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 17.5 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 17.6 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 2.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 20.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Mile Square Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,336 m | 7.0 mi |
| South Dix | WNW 301° | 1,242 m | 7.1 mi |
| Grace Peak | NW 307° | 1,227 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | W 280° | 1,099 m | 7.0 mi |
| Spotted Mountain | NW 316° | 1,056 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wyman Mountain | NW 307° | 1,007 m | 5.7 mi |
| Niagara Mountain | W 265° | 913 m | 5.7 mi |
| Nippletop Mountain | WSW 258° | 900 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 957178 — Mile Square Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571522
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 11 mi
- Elizabethtown · 13 mi
- Westport · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 25 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
- Lake George · 28 mi
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