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Split Rock Mountain

Split Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Split Rock Mountain rises to 594 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the west-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34909757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
594 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.11644, -73.64513

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Deadwater cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • Sunshine City: 4.0 mi
  • Birch Wall: 4.0 mi
  • Vanity Face: 4.0 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Historic sites: 35
Parks: 32
  • Moriah Miners Park: 5.7 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 6.5 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 10.9 mi
  • Lee Park: 11.5 mi
  • Ballard Park: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Museums: 17
  • Adirondack History Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 7.4 mi
  • The Iron Center: 10.6 mi
  • Crown Point Historic Site: 12.4 mi
  • Chimney Point Museum: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Nature preserve: 14.4 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 15.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 15.5 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 15.5 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Westport Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Park beach: 20.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 7.4 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 10.6 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 10.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Split Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainWSW 251°1,473 m7.4 mi
Beck-hornWSW 250°1,455 m7.4 mi
Giant MountainNW 310°1,410 m4.8 mi
Hough PeakWSW 244°1,341 m7.3 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeNW 311°1,338 m4.0 mi
South DixWSW 239°1,242 m7.5 mi
Grace PeakWSW 237°1,227 m6.6 mi
Dial MountainW 265°1,215 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130445766727062503827

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 966016 — Split Rock Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357590637

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