Sitz Mountain
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
- 10.6 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 17.7 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 17.7 mi off the Black River Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alder Bed Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Panther Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Summit Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Round Hill: 4.8 mi
- Partlow Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Balsam Creek State Forest: 14.1 mi
- Diana Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 17.7 mi
- Pitcairn Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 18.2 mi
- Toothaker Creek State Forest: 20.5 mi
- Bonaparte's Cave State Forest: 20.8 mi
- High Falls: 6.7 mi
- Copper Rock Falls: 20.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 21.4 mi
- Flat Rock Falls: 22.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 23.2 mi
- Big Rock: 18.8 mi
- McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 20.8 mi
- Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 21.4 mi
- Town of Diana Historical Soc: 19.3 mi
- American Maple Museum: 20.7 mi
- Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 20.8 mi
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 13.3 mi
- Silver Beach: 23.2 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 19.6 mi
- Iron Cross: 24.8 mi
- Gate House Ruins: 23.8 mi
- Sugar Shack Ruins: 24.6 mi
- Jayville: 14.3 mi
- Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- The Crags: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Sitz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Mountain | ESE 123° | 891 m | 17.5 mi |
| Long Tom Mountain | ENE 57° | 790 m | 17.9 mi |
| Silver Lake Mountain | ENE 60° | 771 m | 17.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ESE 112° | 769 m | 14.9 mi |
| Salmon Lake Mountain | E 97° | 762 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | SE 140° | 745 m | 12.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ENE 58° | 736 m | 16.2 mi |
| Rampart Mountain | NE 56° | 733 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 16 | 25 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater Rsvr, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596596
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