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Moose Mountain

Moose Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Moose Mountain rises to 823 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Panorama Bluff, a cliff 1.8 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 957627)

Wikidata Q34879690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
823 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.04422, -73.92153

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 56
Waterfalls: 36
  • The Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Fairy Ladder Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Indian Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Indian Falls: 6.7 mi
Parks: 36
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 10.5 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 11.7 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 16.5 mi
  • Mid's Park: 17.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 19
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 11
Beaches: 5
  • Park beach: 16.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 20.0 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.1 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Whitewater rafting: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Moose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyN 359°1,629 m4.7 mi
Algonquin PeakNNW 335°1,555 m7.6 mi
Schofield CobbleN 357°1,515 m4.6 mi
Mount HaystackNNE 14°1,498 m4.4 mi
Mount SkylightN 353°1,495 m3.8 mi
Dix MountainENE 69°1,473 m7.2 mi
Iroquois PeakNNW 329°1,472 m7.4 mi
Boundary PeakNNW 332°1,471 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3316:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357572012

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