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Nubble

Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

Nubble rises to 836 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Solitude Wall, a cliff 0.1 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34886449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
836 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.14644, -73.74430

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 60
  • Solitude Wall: 0.1 mi
  • Second Chance Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 0.2 mi
  • Future Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Banana Belt: 0.2 mi
Parks: 40
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 1.2 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 11.0 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 11.2 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 12.1 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 16
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 10.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 10.1 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 10.2 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 12.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 13.3 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 15.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 15.2 mi
  • The Iron Center: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Westport Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Park beach: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 8.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 15.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainSSW 205°1,473 m4.9 mi
Beck-hornSSW 204°1,455 m5.0 mi
GothicsWSW 257°1,425 m5.8 mi
Giant MountainNE 50°1,410 m1.6 mi
Pyramid PeakWSW 254°1,401 m5.8 mi
NippletopSW 222°1,393 m5.3 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 258°1,375 m6.6 mi
Hough PeakSSW 197°1,341 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 959053 — Nubble, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357574596

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