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Mount Fay

Mount Fay, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Fay rises to 701 m in New York. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,102 m to the west-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Fay Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 7.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States

Wikidata Q34881243, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
701 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.31366, -73.60236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Milholland Park: 3.6 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 3.6 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 4.2 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 7.3 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 60
  • Great Wall: 8.9 mi
  • Barn Rock Cliff: 13.4 mi
  • Aserisk: 13.5 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 13.5 mi
  • The Palisades: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Historic sites: 43
  • Bert Williams Farm: 8.9 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 9.8 mi
  • Clintonville: 10.6 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 11.0 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Hulls Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Flume Falls: 12.3 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Split Rock Falls: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Potholes: 13.6 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 13.6 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 13.6 mi
  • Master Pothole: 13.7 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 13.7 mi
Museums: 18
  • Adirondack history center museum: 6.7 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 13.5 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 17.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Formal Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 6.6 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 19.6 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of Mount Fay. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainWSW 249°1,102 m3.5 mi
Jay BenchmarkW 267°1,097 m3.2 mi
Jay MountainW 269°1,028 m4.1 mi
MacDonough MountainWSW 254°1,012 m2.1 mi
Bluff MountainNW 317°893 m2.4 mi
Limekiln MountainSSW 212°889 m4.9 mi
Yard HillWSW 238°883 m5.0 mi
U S MountainWNW 286°870 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357559257

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