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Mount Colfax

Mount Colfax, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Colfax rises to 386 m in New York. Little Equinox stands 1,009 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Lauderdale County Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 9.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Colfax is a 1,266-foot-tall (386 m) mountain in the Capital District of New York. It is located north of Cambridge in Washington County. The mountain is the site of an 80-foot-tall (24 m) former fire lookout tower, which is closed to the public.

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Wikidata Q34880819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
386 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.09063, -73.39483

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Lauderdale County Park: 1.2 mi
  • The Georgi on the Battenkill Community Park & Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Rock Street Park: 4.9 mi
  • Salem Street Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Susan B. Anthony Childhood House: 2.0 mi
  • Pleasant Vale Mill: 5.0 mi
  • Rail Trestle Bridge: 5.1 mi
  • Dunbarton Flax Spinning Company: 5.6 mi
  • Schuylerville Junction Lock: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 36
Attractions: 19
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 9.4 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 10.4 mi
  • Yaddo Gardens: 18.3 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 18.8 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 19.1 mi
Springs: 14
  • Old Red Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Congress Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Middle Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 9
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Sandbar Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Haviland Cove Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Brown's Beach: 19.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Mount Colfax. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little EquinoxENE1,009 m14.1 mi
Bear MountainENE1,006 m13.8 mi
Grass MountainESE941 m9.0 mi
Spruce PeakESE919 m9.9 mi
Red MountainE865 m11.5 mi
The BallE837 m10.2 mi
Egg MountainNE758 m11.7 mi
West MountainESE732 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1519:5420:37
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2315:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432465766706861503829
Precip in2.72.43.23.43.64.54.54.23.93.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buskirk, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357554678

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