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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

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
Peaks
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: 13
  • 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: 8
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 14.6 miles of Mount Colfax. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little EquinoxENE 73°1,009 m14.1 mi
Bear MountainENE 56°1,006 m13.8 mi
Grass MountainESE 107°941 m9.0 mi
Spruce PeakESE 109°919 m9.9 mi
Red MountainE 84°865 m11.5 mi
The BallE 101°837 m10.2 mi
Egg MountainNE 48°758 m11.7 mi
West MountainESE 119°732 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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