Peak · New York
Skiff Mountain
Skiff Mountain rises to 550 m in New York. Pharaoh Mountain stands 772 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Knob Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34832879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.88367, -73.60901
- 7.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.8 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 19.0 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 22.8 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 15 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 19 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 19 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Knob Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Potter Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Knob Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bear Pond Mountain: 1.9 mi
Cliffs
- Eagle Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Gull Pond Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 7.3 mi
- Campground Wall: 9.0 mi
- Rogers Slide: 9.1 mi
Parks: 34
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 7.5 mi
- Bandstand Park: 8.3 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 8.7 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 9.7 mi
- Carrilon Park: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 6.2 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 7.3 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 9.1 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Cook mountain: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Schroon Falls: 7.0 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 9.7 mi
- Uncas Falls: 14.5 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 15.5 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Bandstand: 8.3 mi
- Liberty Monument: 9.0 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Meacham House: 13.1 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 13.1 mi
Museums: 15
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 4.5 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 12.1 mi
- The Iron Center: 13.4 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 13.3 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 14.0 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Island: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Bench and Table: 23.0 mi
- Smog: 23.1 mi
- LOVE: 23.1 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 23.1 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Park beach: 8.3 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 10.2 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 11.1 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 13.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Schroon Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 11.5 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 11.6 mi
- Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 9.5 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 15.3 mi
- Nature preserve: 17.4 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 17.8 mi
- Tannery Pond Community Association: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Whitewater rafting: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Skiff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharaoh Mountain | SSW 209° | 772 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pharoah Mountain | SSW 209° | 772 m | 5.1 mi |
| Owl Pate | NNW 335° | 746 m | 4.9 mi |
| Moose Mountain | N 354° | 732 m | 5.1 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | S 189° | 684 m | 3.4 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | S 176° | 657 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bald Pate | NNW 342° | 656 m | 4.8 mi |
| Old Fort Mountain | ESE 121° | 623 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965350 — Skiff Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357589708
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 10 mi
- Lake George · 19 mi
- Elizabethtown · 21 mi
- Westport · 22 mi
- Middlebury · 24 mi
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