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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 736 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the south, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pete Gay Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Warren County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q34834227, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
736 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.71062, -74.04514

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Courtney Park: 7.1 mi
  • Byron Park: 11.5 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 15.0 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 16.6 mi
  • Floyd Bennett Park: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • OK Slip Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Square Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 14.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
  • Alma Farm Park: 22.3 mi
  • Huckleberry Island: 24.0 mi
  • Little As You Were Island: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 1.7 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 3.1 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 10.0 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
  • Long Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Park beach: 16.6 mi
  • Morey Stein Beach: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Moxham Point: 4.9 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 10.9 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 12.0 mi
  • Gull Pond Cliff: 18.9 mi
  • Frontiertown Crags: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • paint mine: 10.9 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 12.2 mi
  • Bandstand: 16.6 mi
  • Pendleton: 19.8 mi
  • Bolton Veterans' Memorial: 22.2 mi
Museums: 5
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 2.0 mi
  • Rafting: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainS1,086 m2.6 mi
Puffer MountainWSW1,048 m8.4 mi
Bullhead MountainWSW1,042 m7.2 mi
Eleventh MountainSSW1,004 m6.8 mi
Pete Gay MountainS944 m1.3 mi
Height of Land MountainS897 m4.1 mi
Peaked MountainWNW882 m5.3 mi
Little Pete Gay MountainSSE873 m1.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5820:42
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2715:3516:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357590275

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