Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain
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Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain rises to 659 m in New York. Old Rang Mountain stands 694 m to the northwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Deerfield Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain, spelled Pokamoonshine on U.S. Geological Survey maps, and sometimes known as just Poke-O, is a minor peak of the Adirondack Mountains. The name is believed to be a corruption of the Algonquin words pohqui, meaning 'broken', and moosie, meaning 'smooth'. It is located in the town of Chesterfield, New York, United States, on New York state Forest Preserve land, part of the Taylor Pond Wild Forest complex within the Adirondack Park. Due to its location next to the pass through which most travelers from the north enter the range, it has been called the "gateway to the Adirondacks". At its 2,180-foot (660 m) summit is a disused fire lookout tower listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While many of those who reach it and take in the sweeping views of the High Peaks and Lake Champlain hike up one of two trails from U.S. Route 9 near the mountain's base, the stone cliffs ringing its summit have attracted climbers, although their activities are limited during the nesting season of the peregrine falcon. Its easy access from the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) and challenging routes have made it the most popular rock and ice climbing spot in the Adirondacks, regularly drawing visitors from both the U.S. and Canada.
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Wikidata Q7208572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 659 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 5.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 13.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 16.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Falls Overlook · 9 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Elephants Head Overlook · 9 mi
- Hemlock Heights Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Milholland Park: 9.2 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 9.3 mi
- Wickham Marsh State Game Management Area: 10.3 mi
- The Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Ausable Marsh State Game Management Area: 11.9 mi
- OSI: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Wilsboro Dam Fish Dam: 6.5 mi
- Eddy: 8.6 mi
- Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center: 9.2 mi
- Little Deerfield Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Carl Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Deerfield Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Notch Mountain: 1.4 mi
- McGuire Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Great Wall: 12.4 mi
- The Palisades: 14.7 mi
- Barn Rock Cliff: 14.9 mi
- MacDonough Point: 15.1 mi
- Scotch Bonnet: 16.2 mi
- Clintonville: 5.5 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 9.0 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 12.7 mi
- Jaime Two Coats: 14.2 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 14.8 mi
- Adsit Cabin: 7.0 mi
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 8.9 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 13.3 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 13.5 mi
- Alice Falls: 8.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.8 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 8.9 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 14.8 mi
- Flume Falls: 16.3 mi
- Ausable Chasm: 8.9 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 12.6 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 12.7 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 14.0 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 14.3 mi
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 10.2 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 12.5 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 14.5 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 14.5 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 14.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 11.6 mi
- Childrens Garden: 15.0 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 15.6 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 16.2 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 14.5 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 15.3 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 15.3 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 15.4 mi
- Grey Lock: 15.5 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Footbridge Park: 13.4 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 20.4 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 20.7 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 24.4 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rang Mountain | NW 310° | 694 m | 1.5 mi |
| Carl Mountain | WNW 284° | 682 m | 1.0 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | NNW 338° | 673 m | 1.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 308° | 665 m | 2.3 mi |
| McGuire Mountain | NW 318° | 664 m | 1.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 259° | 649 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 274° | 645 m | 5.3 mi |
| Long Tom Mountain | W 267° | 640 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960845 — Pokamoonshine Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577633
Day trips start here
- Essex · 10 mi
- Shelburne · 14 mi
- Charlotte · 15 mi
- Elizabethtown · 15 mi
- Burlington · 16 mi
- Westport · 16 mi
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