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North River Mountains

North River Mountains, seen from above at true elevation

North River Mountains rises to 879 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the north-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rist Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34886303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
879 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.01784, -74.00959

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 55
Waterfalls: 35
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Indian Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Indian Falls: 9.4 mi
  • The Falls: 9.7 mi
  • MacIntyre Falls: 9.9 mi
Parks: 30
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 15.1 mi
  • Courtney Park: 17.5 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 17.7 mi
  • Mid's Park: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 11
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 5.7 mi
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 13.9 mi
  • Town of North Hudson: 14.8 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 15.6 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 17.0 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 4
  • Park beach: 17.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 19.4 mi
  • Rafting: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Buttermilk Falls: 24.6 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of North River Mountains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyNNE 33°1,629 m7.8 mi
Algonquin PeakN 7°1,555 m8.8 mi
Schofield CobbleNNE 33°1,515 m7.6 mi
Mount HaystackNE 42°1,498 m8.1 mi
Mount SkylightNE 35°1,495 m6.9 mi
Iroquois PeakN 4°1,472 m8.2 mi
Boundary PeakN 5°1,471 m8.5 mi
Basin MountainNE 41°1,468 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1419:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3416:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357574310

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