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Pigback Mountain

Pigback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pigback Mountain rises to 414 m in New York. Old Rang Mountain stands 694 m to the southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 2.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34892255, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
414 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.43866, -73.56541

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 59
Cliffs: 53
  • Great Wall: 10.6 mi
  • Potter Mountain Cliff: 12.7 mi
  • Tsunami Wall: 13.0 mi
  • Center of Progress Cliff: 13.2 mi
  • summit fliff: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Clintonville: 2.0 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 6.0 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 11.1 mi
  • NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication: 14.6 mi
  • Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 15.9 mi
Museums: 26
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 6.2 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 9.5 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 15.4 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Alice Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Flume Falls: 14.4 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Ausable Chasm: 7.8 mi
  • Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 15.5 mi
  • Children’s Farmyard: 15.6 mi
  • Potholes: 16.4 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 10.0 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 16.0 mi
  • North Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Formal Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Pigback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Rang MountainSE 138°694 m2.1 mi
Carl MountainSE 145°682 m2.8 mi
Baldface MountainESE 114°673 m2.1 mi
Rocky MountainSSE 147°665 m1.4 mi
McGuire MountainSE 132°664 m2.2 mi
Poke-O-Moonshine MountainSE 135°659 m3.6 mi
Black MountainSW 215°649 m4.3 mi
Bald MountainSW 231°645 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232455866716961493826

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960369 — Pigback Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357576870

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