Pharaoh Mountain
Pharaoh Mountain rises to 772 m in New York. Pharoah Mountain stands 772 m to the north, less than a tenth of a mile off. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 11 miles off.
The story
Pharaoh Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located south of Paradox in Essex County and is contained within the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area. The mountain is the highest in the wilderness area, and is located upon the northwest shore of Pharaoh Lake. In April 1910, a fire observation station was established on the mountain but no tower was needed due to lack of tree cover on the mountain. In 1918, a 35-foot-tall (11 m) Aermotor LS40 tower was built on the mountain. The tower ceased fire watching operations in 1987 and was removed in 1992.
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Wikidata Q34891090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 772 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.1 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 18.0 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 18.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Balfour Lake overlook · 18 mi
- limited view southeast · 20 mi
- Summit View · 23 mi
- Flag View · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pharoah Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Desolate Hill: 1.3 mi
- Goose Pond Hill: 1.8 mi
- Smith and Leland Hill: 1.8 mi
- Meadow Hill: 1.9 mi
- Gull Pond Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Campground Wall: 9.3 mi
- Cove Overlook: 9.5 mi
- Rogers Slide: 9.5 mi
- Bandstand Park: 5.3 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 8.7 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
- Hague Town Beach Park: 9.5 mi
- Peggy's Point: 9.5 mi
- First Brother Primitive Area: 5.2 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 6.6 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 9.5 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 9.7 mi
- Cook mountain: 10.9 mi
- Bandstand: 5.3 mi
- Liberty Monument: 11.3 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Bolton Veterans' Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Bolton Time Capsule: 18.1 mi
- Schroon Falls: 7.2 mi
- Uncas Falls: 11.6 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 12.0 mi
- Dunkley Falls: 17.5 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 18.5 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Island: 14.6 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
- West Dollar Island: 15.6 mi
- Little As You Were Island: 16.6 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 9.4 mi
- Town of Horicon Museum: 10.4 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 13.6 mi
- Bolton Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- Park beach: 5.2 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 9.5 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 11.1 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 18.1 mi
- Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 18.7 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 10.8 mi
- Tannery Pond Community Association: 18.4 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 21.5 mi
- Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 22.0 mi
- Nature preserve: 22.4 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.7 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
- Whitewater rafting: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Pharaoh Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharoah Mountain | N 0° | 772 m | 0.0 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | ENE 59° | 684 m | 2.2 mi |
| Barton Mountain | SE 133° | 670 m | 5.0 mi |
| Stevens Mountain | SSE 162° | 659 m | 3.5 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | ENE 59° | 657 m | 3.1 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | ESE 122° | 629 m | 4.6 mi |
| Park Mountain | SW 217° | 611 m | 4.8 mi |
| Third Brother | SSE 161° | 609 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598231
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 14 mi
- Lake George · 15 mi
- Elizabethtown · 26 mi
- Middlebury · 28 mi
- Westport · 28 mi
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