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Rattlesnake Knob

Rattlesnake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Knob rises to 571 m in New York. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebenezer Summit, a peak 0.3 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34829601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
571 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.35699, -73.77764

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 60
Parks: 44
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 2.8 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
  • Wilmington Heritage Park: 2.9 mi
  • Town of Wilmington Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Lake Everest - Town Beach: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Flume Falls: 3.1 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 3.2 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Upper Stag Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
  • High Falls (Climax): 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Historic sites: 19
  • Bert Williams Farm: 0.9 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 7.4 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • 1980 Winter Olympic cauldron: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Potholes: 4.8 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 4.8 mi
  • Master Pothole: 4.8 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 4.8 mi
Museums: 11
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 11.4 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.4 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Westport Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Footbridge Park: 13.1 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainW 276°1,466 m6.2 mi
Esther MountainWNW 291°1,293 m5.9 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 285°1,242 m5.6 mi
Kilburn MountainSW 234°1,182 m6.4 mi
Sentinel MountainSW 226°1,174 m5.1 mi
Little Whiteface MountainW 269°1,111 m5.6 mi
Stewart MountainWSW 241°1,104 m4.4 mi
Saddleback MountainSE 128°1,102 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1219:5920:44
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
December solstice07:2915:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962221 — Rattlesnake Knob, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357581673

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