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Misery Mountain

Misery Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Misery Mountain rises to 793 m in New York. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the east, 7.8 miles off. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34828162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
793 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61841, -73.31761

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Blair Hiking Area: 4.2 mi
  • Cherry Plain State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 6.4 mi
  • Mount Hope Park: 6.8 mi
  • Bill Laston Memorial Field: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 52
Artworks: 50
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 7.8 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 8.1 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 8.1 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 9.7 mi
  • Susan B. Anthony: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Mountain Coaster: 4.6 mi
  • Sentinels: 9.6 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 9.8 mi
  • concrete bases: 16.6 mi
  • balanced rock: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Haley Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 6.4 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Silver Fox Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Buxton Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Flower Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Walled Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 13.6 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Misery Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockE 80°1,063 m7.8 mi
Saddle Ball MountainE 91°985 m6.5 mi
Mount FitchENE 72°945 m8.4 mi
Mount WilliamsENE 67°901 m8.8 mi
Berlin MountainNNE 17°853 m5.3 mi
Mount ProspectENE 66°816 m7.5 mi
Beoadic MountainSE 139°792 m3.4 mi
East MountainESE 121°791 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571747

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