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Morton Mountain

Morton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Morton Mountain rises to 323 m in New York. Baldhead Mountain stands 871 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Slide, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34880161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
323 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.40646, -73.87401

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sam Spread Town Park: 5.9 mi
  • Hadley-Sam Smead Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
  • Wayside Beach Park: 6.1 mi
  • Mill Park: 6.1 mi
  • Benjamin C. Butler Pavilion Park: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Historic sites: 35
  • Frank Watkins: 1.0 mi
  • pump house: 7.5 mi
  • Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Father Jogues Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Fort George Ruins: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Revolution Rail Co. - Thurman Station: 5.8 mi
  • Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 8.1 mi
  • Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 8.1 mi
  • Lake George Steamboat Company: 8.3 mi
  • Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 8.7 mi
Museums: 22
Waterfalls: 16
  • Bear Slide: 0.2 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Palmer Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 14.4 mi
Springs: 14
  • Old Red Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Congress Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 9
  • Small Rocky overlook: 9.6 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 10.8 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 11.9 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 14.2 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 8
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Morton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldhead MountainNW 317°871 m6.9 mi
Hadley MountainWSW 250°807 m5.1 mi
Spruce MountainW 259°806 m6.2 mi
West MountainWSW 251°759 m4.9 mi
Snow mountainW 266°737 m5.5 mi
Roundtop MountainWSW 257°735 m4.3 mi
Black Spruce MountainE 79°716 m5.4 mi
Phoebe MountainENE 63°618 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1619:5720:40
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2615:3616:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445664696760493828
Precip in3.52.93.63.93.94.74.23.83.24.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 957722 — Morton Mountain, Warren County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357572148

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