Peak · New York
Potter Mountain
Potter Mountain rises to 568 m in New York. Pharaoh Mountain stands 772 m to the southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34898294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 568 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.86145, -73.61790
- 8.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.2 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 17.9 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 21.6 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 16 mi
- Balfour Lake overlook · 20 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 20 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Eagle Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Gull Pond Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 8.1 mi
- Campground Wall: 8.5 mi
- Rogers Slide: 8.6 mi
Peaks
- Ragged Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.0 mi
- Rock Pond Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Peaked Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.3 mi
Parks: 33
- Bandstand Park: 7.4 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 8.1 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 9.9 mi
- Hague Town Beach Park: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 5.5 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 8.0 mi
- First Brother Primitive Area: 8.5 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 8.6 mi
- Cook mountain: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Bandstand: 7.4 mi
- Liberty Monument: 9.2 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 14.5 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Schroon Falls: 7.0 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 9.9 mi
- Uncas Falls: 13.3 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 16.7 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 17.9 mi
Museums: 16
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 5.9 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 9.8 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 12.0 mi
- Town of Horicon Museum: 14.0 mi
- The Iron Center: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 14.5 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.8 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 14.9 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Island: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 11
- Bench and Table: 24.1 mi
- Smog: 24.1 mi
- LOVE: 24.1 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 24.1 mi
- Around and About: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Park beach: 7.4 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 9.9 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 10.1 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 14.5 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 14.1 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 18.6 mi
- Nature preserve: 18.8 mi
- Tannery Pond Community Association: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Schroon Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 11.7 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Whitewater rafting: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Potter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharaoh Mountain | SW 214° | 772 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pharoah Mountain | SW 214° | 772 m | 3.6 mi |
| Owl Pate | NNW 345° | 746 m | 6.2 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | S 183° | 684 m | 1.8 mi |
| Stevens Mountain | S 188° | 659 m | 6.4 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | SSE 154° | 657 m | 1.5 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | SSE 160° | 629 m | 5.7 mi |
| Old Fort Mountain | ESE 105° | 623 m | 5.6 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 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 961044 — Potter Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577897
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 11 mi
- Lake George · 18 mi
- Elizabethtown · 23 mi
- Westport · 24 mi
- Middlebury · 25 mi
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