- Elevation
- 848 m
- Tallest summit within 14.5 miles
- Blue Mountain1,143 m · 7.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Adirondack Trail2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 43.9545, -74.4988
Owls Head Mountain rises to 848 m in New York. Blue Mountain stands 1,143 m to the southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
Owls Head Mountain is a 2,786-foot-tall (849 m) mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located west-southwest of the hamlet of Long Lake in Hamilton County.
It can be climbed from a trailhead on Endion Road off New York Route 30, just north of the hamlet of Long Lake. The trail provides a 3.2-mile (5.1 km) ascent with a gain of 1,200-foot (370 m); a side trail leads to Lake Eaton. The view from the summit includes 14-mile (23 km) Long Lake, part of the Raquette River. The Owls Head Mountain Forest Fire Observation Station, a 35-foot-tall (11 m) Aermotor steel fire tower affords a 360-degree view of the central Adirondacks and Adirondack High Peaks region; nearer peaks include Kempshall Mountain on the shore of Long Lake, and the fire towers of Blue Mountain, Wakely Mountain, Snowy Mountain, Goodnow Mountain and Mount Arab. The trail to the summit passes the foundation of the old fire observer's cabin.
After a 1908 forest fire destroyed nearby Long Lake West (now known as Sabattis), New York State Conservation Department built a wooden fire tower on Owls Head Mountain in 1911 that was replaced in 1919 by the present tower. The tower was closed in 1970 as airplanes replaced fire observers. It has been restored and opened to the public.
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Wikidata Q20657517, joined on its GNIS feature id.
- Elevation
- 848 m
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Owls Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | SE 139° | 1,143 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dun Brook Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,086 m | 10.0 mi |
| Fishing Brook Mountain | E 98° | 1,082 m | 10.3 mi |
| Kempshall Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,021 m | 9.8 mi |
| Metcalf Mountain | S 179° | 1,007 m | 14.0 mi |
| Tongue Mountain | ESE 111° | 964 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Morris | N 5° | 950 m | 14.2 mi |
| Tirrell Mountain | ESE 122° | 900 m | 8.0 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 4.1 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 7.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 18.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 20 mi
- view · 23 mi
- Balfour Lake overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.9 mi
- East Inlet Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Moose Pond Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Triplet Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Sabattis: 4.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 2.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 15.4 mi
- Raquette Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.9 mi
- Millers Falls: 17.8 mi
- DEC Little Tupper Lake Headquarters: 7.6 mi
- DEC Little Tupper Lake Headquarters: 7.7 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 15.1 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 19.8 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 23.0 mi
- Long Lake Boat Tours: 4.1 mi
- Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 12.5 mi
- Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 14.7 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 16.0 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 16.1 mi
- Mt Sabattis Town Park: 3.9 mi
- Long Lake Town Beach: 4.0 mi
- Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 4.0 mi
- Byron Park: 17.1 mi
- Flanders Park: 18.9 mi
- Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Silver Beach: 10.5 mi
- Long Beach: 20.2 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 22.8 mi
- Sugar Shack Ruins: 14.0 mi
- Pendleton: 14.1 mi
- Gate House Ruins: 14.4 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 23.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 2.8 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
- The Crags: 11.1 mi
- Henderson Cliff: 23.4 mi
- Iron Cross: 13.8 mi
- Rt 30 Alien: 22.8 mi
- Rafting: 16.2 mi
- Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 19.3 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Tahawus: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:36 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 14 mi away.
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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 959691 — Owls Head Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.
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