Snow Mountain
Snow Mountain rises to 720 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the south, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rooster Comb, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34908770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 720 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 16.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 20.0 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 1 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 2 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 2 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rooster Comb: 0.9 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 1.3 mi
- Spread Eagle Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lower Wolfjaw Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Case Wall: 2.0 mi
- Case Wall: 2.1 mi
- Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 2.1 mi
- Crack in the Woods Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Lower Beer Wall: 2.4 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 1.8 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 9.5 mi
- Mid's Park: 12.6 mi
- Brewster Park: 12.7 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.8 mi
- Russell Falls: 1.3 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
- Wedge Brook Cascades: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Meadow Falls: 2.9 mi
- Artists Falls: 2.9 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 3.7 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 7.4 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 9.3 mi
- John Brown Memorial Statue: 10.5 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 2.0 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 7.3 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 9.6 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 11.2 mi
- Henry's Woods: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 7.2 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 7.2 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 7.3 mi
- Skyride: 10.4 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 10.4 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 10.6 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 10.6 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.3 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.4 mi
- The Iron Center: 18.8 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.3 mi
- Westport Beach: 18.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 18.8 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.1 mi
- Park beach: 23.1 mi
- Footbridge Park: 10.3 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.8 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 18.8 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.1 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 21.0 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 14.4 mi
- Tahawus: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Snow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dix Mountain | S 176° | 1,473 m | 6.0 mi |
| Basin Mountain | SW 234° | 1,468 m | 5.6 mi |
| Beck-horn | S 175° | 1,455 m | 6.1 mi |
| Gothics | SW 228° | 1,425 m | 4.2 mi |
| Giant Mountain | E 97° | 1,410 m | 3.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SW 224° | 1,401 m | 4.3 mi |
| Nippletop | S 191° | 1,393 m | 5.6 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | SW 234° | 1,375 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 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 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357590014
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 10 mi
- Westport · 18 mi
- Crown Point · 23 mi
- Essex · 24 mi
- Charlotte · 29 mi
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