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Polaris Mountain

Polaris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Polaris Mountain rises to 764 m in New York. Dun Brook Mountain stands 1,086 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 5.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34896642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
764 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.88395, -74.14459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 25
  • OK Slip Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Millers Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 15.8 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Parks: 8
  • Byron Park: 8.9 mi
  • Courtney Park: 13.2 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 14.9 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 15.0 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 5.5 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 14.2 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 15.1 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Long Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
  • Park beach: 19.4 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 9.6 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 21.3 mi
  • Iron Cross: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Polaris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dun Brook MountainW1,086 m8.7 mi
Fishing Brook MountainWNW1,082 m8.2 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainENE1,033 m2.6 mi
Tongue MountainW964 m10.2 mi
Beaver MountainSE882 m1.7 mi
Peaked MountainS882 m10.7 mi
Slide MountainS873 m10.7 mi
Baldwin MountainNNW863 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960854 — Polaris Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357577651

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