Peak · New York
Rice Mountain
Rice Mountain rises to 274 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is HVCC, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34830106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 274 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.81980, -73.61901
- 2.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 3.7 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 17.7 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 7 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 11 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 19 mi
- Eagle Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Rafinesque: 2.1 mi
- Piser Hill: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.5 mi
- Fords Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mount Olympus: 6.2 mi
Parks
- Halfmoon Lighthouse Park: 3.0 mi
- Corliss Park: 3.0 mi
- 4th Street Park: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- 123rd Street Boat Launch Park: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Herman Melville House: 4.4 mi
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center: 4.7 mi
- Van Schaick Mansion: 5.0 mi
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant: 5.0 mi
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 5: 3.1 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Weighlock: 3.6 mi
- Civil War and World War I Waterford Honor Roll: 3.6 mi
- World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Waterford Honor Roll: 3.6 mi
- Waterford Soldiers & Sailors Memorial: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- HVCC: 2.1 mi
- Valentino Family Community Forest: 6.8 mi
- Boehme Legacy Forest: 7.1 mi
- Poesten Kill Bends Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Vosburgh Road Preserve: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 38
- Troy Botanical Garden: 4.6 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Ninth Street Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Brinton and Avery's Place: 7.3 mi
- Gretchen's Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 34
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 4.7 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 7.2 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 9.1 mi
- John Van Buren Grave: 9.5 mi
- William Learned Marcy Grave: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 34
- Clinton's Ditch: 5.1 mi
- Water Turbine: 5.2 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 12.5 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 13.4 mi
- I love NY: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.7 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 4.7 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 5.1 mi
- Piscawen Falls: 5.5 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring Avenue Spring: 7.7 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 18.5 mi
- Karista Spring: 18.5 mi
- Polaris: 18.5 mi
- non-carbonated water: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Cohoes Falls: 5.1 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 22.7 mi
- Cave Wall: 23.0 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 6
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- Waterfront: 9.0 mi
- Brown's Beach: 13.1 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 17.1 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Rice Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | ESE 117° | 853 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Raimer | ESE 113° | 784 m | 18.5 mi |
| White Rock | ESE 105° | 775 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 102° | 757 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Anthony | E 81° | 714 m | 19.8 mi |
| White Rocks | ESE 110° | 706 m | 18.7 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 108° | 703 m | 18.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 133° | 625 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 974248 — Rice Mountain, Rensselaer County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599242
Day trips start here
- Cohoes · 5 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Watervliet · 8 mi
- Capital District · 10 mi
- Clifton Park · 11 mi
- Albany · 13 mi
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