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Rock Lake Mountain

Rock Lake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Lake Mountain rises to 698 m in New York. Dugway Mountain stands 904 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ridge Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

Rock Lake Mountain is a summit located in the Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Benson west-northwest of the hamlet of Upper Benson.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34901687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.26063, -74.41542

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Parker's Corner Park: 11.0 mi
  • Willie Marsh: 12.3 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 12.5 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
  • Adirondack State Park: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • first falls: 13.5 mi
  • second falls: 14.2 mi
  • third falls: 14.3 mi
  • Auger Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Lost Hunter's: 5.2 mi
  • Lost T: 5.4 mi
  • McMartin: 5.8 mi
  • Choss Factory: 7.3 mi
  • Echo Cliff: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 21.9 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 23.1 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Rock Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dugway MountainN 11°904 m8.4 mi
Three Ponds MountainNE 39°890 m3.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN 10°874 m3.0 mi
Blue Ridge MountainNNE 29°866 m1.2 mi
Pigeon MountainS 190°850 m2.0 mi
Moose MountainNNW 328°847 m4.9 mi
North Branch MountainWNW 298°829 m4.5 mi
Silver Lake MountainN 4°828 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1819:5820:42
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:3916:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395362666457443323
Precip in3.93.53.74.44.54.94.84.14.34.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962713 — Rock Lake Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357582557

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