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Spear Mountain

Spear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spear Mountain rises to 391 m in New York. MacDonough Mountain stands 1,012 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 6.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34834762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
391 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.34588, -73.56847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Milholland Park: 5.1 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 5.2 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 5.8 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 58
Nature reserves: 54
Historic sites: 43
  • Clintonville: 8.3 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 8.8 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 9.9 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 12.0 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Alice Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Flume Falls: 13.5 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 13.5 mi
Museums: 28
  • Adirondack history center museum: 9.0 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 10.9 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 11.7 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Ausable Chasm: 13.4 mi
  • Potholes: 15.1 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 15.1 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 15.1 mi
  • Master Pothole: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 14.9 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 18.3 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Formal Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Footbridge Park: 9.0 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 21.1 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 21.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Spear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MacDonough MountainSW 233°1,012 m4.7 mi
Bluff MountainW 262°893 m3.4 mi
Death MountainWSW 246°865 m4.2 mi
Hog Back MountainW 270°812 m3.4 mi
Bitch MountainWNW 288°796 m4.3 mi
Little Bluff MountainW 261°746 m3.0 mi
Jug MountainWNW 294°742 m4.3 mi
Black Ash MountainW 272°728 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357590573

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