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Sawyer Mountain

Sawyer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sawyer Mountain rises to 802 m in New York. Snowy Mountain stands 1,166 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sawyer, a peak 0.9 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

Sawyer Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake west-northwest of Indian Lake. The Sawyer Mountain Trail is a 2.1 mile, moderate rated, trail located near Blue Mountain Lake. The trailhead located on Rte 28/30 between the hamlets of Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks. The trail does not summit the true top, which is 0.2 miles further south of the viewing platform.

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Wikidata Q34904016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.80090, -74.33496

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Parks: 6
  • Byron Park: 4.3 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 12.2 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 12.5 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Courtney Park: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Long Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
  • Silver Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 8.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 3.2 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 12.0 mi
  • Iron Cross: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Sawyer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainSSW 200°1,166 m7.4 mi
Panther MountainSSW 212°1,146 m5.2 mi
Blue MountainNNW 326°1,143 m5.9 mi
Wakely MountainWSW 244°1,143 m10.1 mi
Lewey MountainSSW 209°1,117 m10.8 mi
Buell MountainSSW 211°1,114 m6.9 mi
Dun Brook MountainN 7°1,086 m6.3 mi
Fishing Brook MountainNNE 12°1,082 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1620:0020:44
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2915:3616:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 964544 — Sawyer Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357588116

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