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Potter Mountain

Potter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Potter Mountain rises to 496 m in New York. Mount Matumbla stands 818 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Littl Blue Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34898319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
496 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.34701, -74.82936

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • Seven Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 17.6 mi
  • Postwood Park: 18.8 mi
  • Crary Mills Playground: 19.8 mi
  • Flanders Park: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Jamestown Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Flat Rock Falls: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 6
  • The Narrows: 15.8 mi
  • The Tub: 15.9 mi
  • Lucy's Hole: 16.3 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 16.7 mi
  • Giant ADK Chair: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 13.0 mi
  • Postwood Park: 18.9 mi
  • Taylor Park Beach: 22.6 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Permaculture Garden: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Potter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MatumblaESE 109°818 m13.8 mi
Bear MountainSSE 159°761 m13.1 mi
Dog Pond MountainSSE 157°742 m13.4 mi
Center Pond MountainSSE 153°734 m13.4 mi
East MountainSSE 163°712 m13.0 mi
Berkley MountainSSE 151°710 m13.5 mi
Buck MountainSE 142°701 m14.9 mi
Indian MountainS 177°679 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:12
June solstice05:1620:0320:48
September equinox06:4718:2018:59
December solstice07:3315:3516:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827425463676659463524
Precip in3.12.52.83.23.74.24.73.74.34.53.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanakena Rngr School, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357604024

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