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Mount Gilligan

Mount Gilligan, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Gilligan rises to 420 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the west-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Negro Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34881399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
420 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.13616, -73.61874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Sunshine City: 5.2 mi
  • Birch Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Vanity Face: 5.2 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Deadwater cliffs: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Historic sites: 35
Parks: 33
  • Moriah Miners Park: 5.2 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 7.5 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 9.1 mi
  • Lee Park: 9.8 mi
  • Ballard Park: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Attractions: 18
  • Nature preserve: 13.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 16.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 16.1 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 16.2 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 18.9 mi
Museums: 17
  • Adirondack History Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 5.7 mi
  • The Iron Center: 10.2 mi
  • Crown Point Historic Site: 12.0 mi
  • Chimney Point Museum: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 7
  • Westport Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Park beach: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Schroon Community Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Middlebury Community Garden: 24.2 mi
  • Formal Garden: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 5.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 10.1 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 10.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Mount Gilligan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainWNW 289°1,410 m5.3 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeWNW 286°1,338 m4.5 mi
Green MountainNW 304°1,203 m5.7 mi
Hurricane MountainNNW 326°1,121 m8.2 mi
Noonmark MountainW 266°1,058 m7.6 mi
Spotted MountainWSW 237°1,056 m7.4 mi
Wyman MountainSW 229°1,007 m8.3 mi
Tripod MountainNW 306°1,001 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130445766727062503827

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357561487

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