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Owls Head Mountain

Owls Head Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Owls Head Mountain rises to 513 m in New York. Big Slide Mountain stands 1,280 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Owls Head, a peak 0.6 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34888286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
513 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.25449, -73.81347

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 60
  • Weeping Winds: 3.5 mi
  • The Courthouse: 5.6 mi
  • Case Wall: 7.7 mi
  • Moss Cliff: 7.7 mi
  • Case Wall: 7.8 mi
Parks: 36
  • East Branch Community Trails: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 7.6 mi
  • Mid's Park: 8.8 mi
  • Brewster Park: 8.9 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 23
Nature reserves: 22
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 3.6 mi
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 5.6 mi
  • Four Peaks Tract: 7.8 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 8.6 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 5.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 5.9 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 6.0 mi
  • High Falls Gorge: 7.2 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 7.2 mi
Museums: 13
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 11.3 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Westport Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 10.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 22.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 22.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Owls Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Slide MountainSSW 210°1,280 m5.7 mi
Cascade MountainSW 223°1,249 m3.4 mi
Porter MountainSW 215°1,240 m3.5 mi
Yard MountainSSW 213°1,216 m6.6 mi
Kilburn MountainNW 315°1,182 m4.8 mi
Sentinel MountainNNW 332°1,174 m4.1 mi
Third BrotherSSW 202°1,134 m5.0 mi
Hurricane MountainESE 105°1,121 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1219:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 959692 — Owls Head Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357575908

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