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Sitz Mountain

Sitz Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sitz Mountain rises to 655 m in New York. West Mountain stands 891 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alder Bed Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 11 miles off.

The story

Sitz Mountain is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, north-northeast of Stillwater.

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Wikidata Q34832800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
655 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.99701, -75.00130

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 19
Waterfalls: 9
  • High Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Flat Rock Falls: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
  • Town of Diana Historical Soc: 19.3 mi
  • American Maple Museum: 20.7 mi
  • Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 13.3 mi
  • Silver Beach: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Paul Bunyan: 19.6 mi
  • Iron Cross: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 23.8 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Sitz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainESE 123°891 m17.5 mi
Long Tom MountainENE 57°790 m17.9 mi
Silver Lake MountainENE 60°771 m17.7 mi
Buck MountainESE 112°769 m14.9 mi
Salmon Lake MountainE 97°762 m17.8 mi
Bear MountainNE 48°761 m17.8 mi
Mount TomSE 140°745 m12.8 mi
Iron MountainENE 58°736 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1820:0320:47
September equinox06:4818:2118:59
December solstice07:3215:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151625395361656457453422
Precip in3.72.83.23.84.44.65.14.64.35.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater Rsvr, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596596

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