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Oak Mountain

Oak Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Oak Mountain rises to 600 m in New York. Signal Mountain stands 859 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Knoll, a peak 2.3 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

Oak Mountain is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Salisbury in Herkimer County, northwest of Stratford.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34887200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.20590, -74.72904

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 7.4 mi
  • Dolgeville Park: 7.5 mi
  • Spofford Square: 7.9 mi
  • Adirondack State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Moreland Park: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 15
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 13.0 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 13.1 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 13.2 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 13.2 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 13.4 mi
Museums: 10
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 19.0 mi
  • Johnson Hall: 21.8 mi
  • Fulton County Museum: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Choss Factory: 9.3 mi
  • Lost T: 11.1 mi
  • McMartin: 11.2 mi
  • Lost Hunter's: 11.5 mi
  • Moss Island Climbing: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.7 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Oak Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainN 5°859 m14.4 mi
North Branch MountainENE 64°829 m13.2 mi
Round TopN 358°806 m14.6 mi
Sherman MountainENE 67°805 m12.1 mi
Morehouse MountainNNE 15°800 m11.9 mi
Ely MountainNE 52°794 m9.8 mi
Tomany MountainNE 56°789 m9.5 mi
Big Marsh MountainNNE 23°786 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2020:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2815:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357574804

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