Peak · New York
South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 348 m in New York. Barton Mountain stands 670 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Point Public Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34834244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 348 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.79395, -73.42734
- 0.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 21.6 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 23.0 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 25.7 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 19 mi
- Kane's Falls · 26 mi
- Summit View · 27 mi
- Flag View · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Huckleberry Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cook Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Record Hill: 2.0 mi
- Profile Rocks: 2.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks: 56
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 3.0 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 3.8 mi
- Carrilon Park: 3.9 mi
- East Creek Waterfowl Area: 4.0 mi
- Peggy's Point: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Cook mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 2.0 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 5.1 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Jolly Roger Slab: 2.0 mi
- Roger's Slide: 2.0 mi
- Rogers Slide: 2.1 mi
- Greek Wall: 2.2 mi
- Cove Overlook: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Liberty Monument: 3.8 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 13.4 mi
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 13.5 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 15.7 mi
Museums: 16
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 2.7 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 3.8 mi
- Benson Museum: 8.3 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 10.4 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 14
- Queen Connie: 17.3 mi
- Mandala II: 17.8 mi
- LOVE: 19.2 mi
- Around and About: 19.2 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Falls of Carrilon: 3.9 mi
- Uncas Falls: 8.9 mi
- Schroon Falls: 17.6 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 18.8 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Picnic Island: 13.3 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 13.7 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
- West Dollar Island: 15.5 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 3.7 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 13.0 mi
- Nature preserve: 18.9 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 6
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 3.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 4.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.2 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- Black Point Public Beach: 0.8 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 4.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.8 mi
- Park beach: 16.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Vermont Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Mountain | WSW 258° | 670 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | WNW 291° | 657 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 268° | 637 m | 7.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | SW 235° | 630 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | W 264° | 629 m | 7.6 mi |
| Old Fort Mountain | NW 308° | 623 m | 5.2 mi |
| Barton Mountain | WSW 248° | 613 m | 8.8 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SSW 195° | 604 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965821 — South Mountain, Washington County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357590279
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 11 mi
- Lake George · 15 mi
- Middlebury · 20 mi
- Westport · 27 mi
- Elizabethtown · 29 mi
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