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Spruce Mountain

Spruce Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spruce Mountain rises to 844 m in New York. Pillsbury Mountain stands 1,094 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Polack Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Hamilton County, New York, United States of America; geonames ID = 5139332.

Wikidata Q34910106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.46979, -74.73794

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 10
Parks: 7
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 10.3 mi
  • shuffle board: 19.3 mi
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
  • Kuyahoora Valley Town Park: 23.0 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Paul Bunyan: 20.5 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 20.6 mi
  • Iron Cross: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 21.5 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 21.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Speculator Historical Museum: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pillsbury MountainNE1,094 m13.7 mi
Kitty CobbleNNE983 m12.4 mi
Spruce Lake MountainNE964 m5.2 mi
T Lake MountainE932 m8.2 mi
West Canada MountainN911 m3.9 mi
Wilmurt MountainSSE908 m3.0 mi
Twin Lakes MountainESE905 m7.7 mi
Grass MountainE904 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:1920:0020:44
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2915:3916:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826395361656457453423
Precip in4.33.23.23.64.54.74.44.34.25.14.24.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596626

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