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Spotted Mountain

Spotted Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spotted Mountain rises to 1,056 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the west, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Swimming hole and water fall, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34909867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1056 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.07700, -73.74402

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Sunshine City: 3.7 mi
  • Birch Wall: 3.7 mi
  • Vanity Face: 3.7 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 3.7 mi
  • King Wall: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Nature reserves: 27
Historic sites: 27
Parks: 27
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 5.2 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 10.3 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 15.7 mi
  • Crown Point State Historic Site: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 13.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 13.2 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 13.2 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 13.3 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 16.5 mi
Museums: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Park beach: 16.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 12.1 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 14.5 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 4.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Spotted Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainW 280°1,473 m2.1 mi
Beck-hornW 276°1,455 m2.0 mi
GothicsWNW 302°1,425 m6.6 mi
Giant MountainNNE 11°1,410 m5.9 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 300°1,401 m6.4 mi
NippletopWNW 283°1,393 m3.7 mi
Hough PeakWSW 253°1,341 m1.8 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeNNE 20°1,338 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5820:42
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357590664

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