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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: 19
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: 5
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 MountainNE 56°1,094 m13.7 mi
Kitty CobbleNNE 28°983 m12.4 mi
Spruce Lake MountainNE 55°964 m5.2 mi
T Lake MountainE 101°932 m8.2 mi
West Canada MountainN 10°911 m3.9 mi
Wilmurt MountainSSE 153°908 m3.0 mi
Twin Lakes MountainESE 107°905 m7.7 mi
Grass MountainE 83°904 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 5080 °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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