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Seward Mountain

Seward Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Seward Mountain rises to 1,319 m in New York. Algonquin Peak stands 1,555 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Donaldson Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

Seward Mountain is a mountain in the Seward Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 24th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,361 feet (1,329 m). The mountain is located in the town of Harrietstown in Franklin County. It is named for New York governor William Seward.

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Wikidata Q7458181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1319 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.15978, -74.19932

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 48
  • Henderson Cliff: 6.6 mi
  • Wallface: 8.2 mi
  • Pulpit Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 16.7 mi
  • Panorama Bluff: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Millers Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Raquette Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Wanika Falls: 7.6 mi
Parks: 32
  • Baldwin Park: 11.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 11.9 mi
  • Prescott Park: 11.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 11.9 mi
  • Beaver Park: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 19
Historic sites: 15
Nature reserves: 9
  • Ampersand Primitive Area: 5.4 mi
  • Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 6.7 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 8.4 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 11.7 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 12.7 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 4
  • Common Ground Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Goolds Garden: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Buttermilk Falls: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Seward Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Algonquin PeakE 96°1,555 m10.6 mi
Iroquois PeakE 99°1,472 m10.1 mi
Boundary PeakE 98°1,471 m10.3 mi
Santanoni PeakSSE 148°1,401 m6.3 mi
Panther PeakSE 142°1,358 m5.4 mi
Mount MarshallESE 103°1,333 m9.6 mi
Nye MountainENE 78°1,271 m8.9 mi
Street MountainE 81°1,265 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1420:0020:45
September equinox06:4518:1818:56
December solstice07:3015:3416:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141524385059646255443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RAY Brook, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 964885 — Seward Mountain, Franklin County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357589026

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