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Mossy Mountain

Mossy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mossy Mountain rises to 705 m in New York. Puffer Mountain stands 1,048 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

Mossy Mountain is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Wells north of the hamlet of Wells.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34880224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
705 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.55618, -74.29875

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 15
Nature reserves: 9
  • Dug Mountain Primitive Area: 4.6 mi
  • Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 6.3 mi
  • Chatiemac Lake Primitive Area: 14.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Parking Area: 16.1 mi
  • Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Mini Route 66: 5.1 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 15.0 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 18.4 mi
  • Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 21.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • shuffle board: 5.2 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 11.5 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 15.0 mi
  • Byron Park: 15.7 mi
  • Courtney Park: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 9.6 mi
  • Long Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Silver Beach: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • paint mine: 16.6 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 16.9 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 21.8 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 22.6 mi
  • Frank Watkins: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 15.7 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 10.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mossy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puffer MountainNE 34°1,048 m8.8 mi
Cellar MountainNW 309°1,001 m9.4 mi
South Pond MountainENE 59°993 m4.6 mi
Dug MountainNW 309°980 m3.0 mi
County Line MountainNE 52°939 m6.2 mi
Humphrey MountainNNE 29°907 m6.2 mi
Kunjamuk MountainN 5°905 m7.6 mi
Macomber MountainSE 137°891 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1719:5920:43
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3716:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357572208

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