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New York Mountain

New York Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

New York Mountain rises to 3,824 m in Colorado. Mount of the Holy Cross stands 4,271 m to the east-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Craig Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 11 miles off.

The story

New York Mountain is a mountain in Eagle County, Colorado. Gold Dust Peak lies south of New York Mountain and New York Lake is located southeast. The New York Mountain Trail leads to the summit. The mountain is the site of mining ruins from the late nineteenth century.

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Wikidata Q48814835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3824 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50860, -106.61809

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Craig Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Gold Dust Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Porphyry Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Fools Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Mount Eve: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Freedom Park: 9.5 mi
  • Avon Whitewater Park: 9.9 mi
  • Henry A. Nottingham Park: 10.0 mi
  • Coyote Park: 10.3 mi
  • Holland Park: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Eagle Community Gardens: 14.6 mi
  • Stumpery Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Schoolhouse Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Alpine House: 16.2 mi
  • Rooftop Garden: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 18
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 8
  • Forest Flyer: 14.4 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 14.4 mi
  • Holy Cross Adventure Course: 14.5 mi
  • Thunder Cat Cave: 14.6 mi
  • Imagination Station: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • East Vail Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Booth Falls: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Meadows Day Use Area: 7.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of New York Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount of the Holy CrossESE 112°4,270.5 m7.8 mi
Mount JacksonESE 110°4,164 m4.6 mi
Gold Dust PeakSSE 149°4,075 m2.4 mi
Whitney PeakSE 124°4,041 m9.3 mi
Notch MountainESE 104°4,030 m8.7 mi
Homestake PeakSE 132°4,028 m14.6 mi
Savage PeakSSE 149°3,972 m10.3 mi
Eagle PeakSSE 156°3,965 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0416:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192128364654605952422919

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358943033

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