Peak · New York
Old Fort Mountain
Old Fort Mountain rises to 623 m in New York. Pharaoh Mountain stands 772 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Abes Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34887547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 623 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.84006, -73.51012
- 3.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 18.2 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 22.6 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 16 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 24 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 24 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Abes Hill: 1.6 mi
- Three Brothers: 2.0 mi
- Blanchard Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Lead Hill: 2.7 mi
- Nances Hill: 2.8 mi
Cliffs
- Campground Wall: 3.5 mi
- Rogers Slide: 3.5 mi
- Roger's Slide: 3.6 mi
- Cove Overlook: 3.6 mi
- Greek Wall: 3.7 mi
Parks: 53
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 3.5 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 4.6 mi
- Carrilon Park: 4.8 mi
- Peggy's Point: 6.6 mi
- Hague Town Beach Park: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 1.7 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 3.4 mi
- Cook mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Liberty Monument: 3.8 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Bandstand: 12.5 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 13.2 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Falls of Carrilon: 4.5 mi
- Uncas Falls: 10.8 mi
- Schroon Falls: 12.6 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 19.6 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 20.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 4.5 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 5.9 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 6.4 mi
- Benson Museum: 13.5 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 13
- LOVE: 20.2 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 20.2 mi
- Around and About: 20.2 mi
- Bench and Table: 20.2 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.8 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.2 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 14.3 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Island: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- Black Point Public Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 6.7 mi
- Park beach: 12.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 13.8 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 6
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 6.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 5
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 4.3 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 14.2 mi
- Nature preserve: 17.1 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 18.2 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Old Fort Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharaoh Mountain | WSW 259° | 772 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pharoah Mountain | WSW 259° | 772 m | 7.5 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | W 266° | 684 m | 5.5 mi |
| Barton Mountain | SW 217° | 670 m | 6.2 mi |
| Stevens Mountain | SW 233° | 659 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | W 271° | 657 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 223° | 637 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | SW 221° | 629 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357575188
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 8 mi
- Lake George · 16 mi
- Middlebury · 21 mi
- Westport · 24 mi
- Elizabethtown · 25 mi
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