Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 940 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the south-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is King Wall, a cliff 0.3 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Round Mountain is a summit located in the North Country region of New York located in the Town of Keene in Essex County, southeast of St. Huberts. It is known for views and steep climb.
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Wikidata Q34831060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 940 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 14.5 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 14.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.5 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ridge Lookout · 1 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 1 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 1 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- King Wall: 0.3 mi
- Emperor Slab: 0.4 mi
- Chapel Pond Slab: 0.4 mi
- Chapel Pond Gully Cliff: 0.4 mi
- Bob's Knob: 0.4 mi
- Noonmark Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Nubble: 1.1 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 2.4 mi
- Giant Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 1.5 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 11.0 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 12.1 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 13.0 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 1.1 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 1.4 mi
- Russell Falls: 2.1 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 2.2 mi
- Artists Falls: 2.9 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 3.8 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 8.6 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 4.4 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 5.1 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 12.4 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 12.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 10.4 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 10.4 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 10.4 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 12.4 mi
- Skyride: 13.6 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 9.8 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 9.9 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 15.6 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 15.6 mi
- The Iron Center: 15.8 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.5 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 15.8 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.1 mi
- Westport Beach: 16.2 mi
- Park beach: 20.5 mi
- Footbridge Park: 9.6 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.8 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 15.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 16.0 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 24.2 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
- Tahawus: 15.9 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dix Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,473 m | 3.8 mi |
| Beck-horn | SSW 205° | 1,455 m | 3.9 mi |
| Gothics | W 267° | 1,425 m | 5.3 mi |
| Giant Mountain | NE 37° | 1,410 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | W 264° | 1,401 m | 5.2 mi |
| Nippletop | SW 227° | 1,393 m | 4.4 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | W 267° | 1,375 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hough Peak | SSW 197° | 1,341 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 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 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 970546 — Round Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596488
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 9 mi
- Westport · 16 mi
- Crown Point · 20 mi
- Essex · 23 mi
- Charlotte · 28 mi
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