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Summit Mountain

Summit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Summit Mountain rises to 719 m in New York. West Mountain stands 891 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 10 miles off.

The story

Summit Mountain is a summit in Herkimer County, New York in the Adirondack Mountains. It is located northwest of Little Rapids in the Town of Webb. Deer Mountain is located northeast, Sitz Mountain is located west and Mount Electra is located east-southeast of Summit Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34932879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
719 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.99673, -74.91657

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
  • High Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 5
Parks: 4
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 24.5 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 24.7 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 24.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Town of Diana Historical Soc: 23.0 mi
  • American Maple Museum: 24.7 mi
  • Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 11.6 mi
  • Silver Beach: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Paul Bunyan: 19.6 mi
  • Iron Cross: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gate House Ruins: 20.8 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Buttermilk Falls: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Summit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainSE 132°891 m14.1 mi
Pilgrim MountainESE 114°841 m14.9 mi
Long Tom MountainNE 48°790 m14.6 mi
Silver Lake MountainNE 52°771 m14.2 mi
Buck MountainESE 120°769 m11.1 mi
Salmon Lake MountainE 100°762 m13.7 mi
Bear MountainNE 37°761 m15.0 mi
Mount TomSSE 157°745 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1820:0320:47
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:3215:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151625395361656457453422
Precip in3.72.83.23.84.44.65.14.64.35.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater Rsvr, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591826

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