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The Brothers

The Brothers, a peak in New York
The Brothers, a peak in New Yorkmatt.a · CC BY 3.0
The Brothers, a peak in New York
matt.a · CC BY 3.0
The Brothers, a peak in New York
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The Brothers rises to 829 m in New York. Basin Mountain stands 1,468 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is First Brother, a peak 0.1 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34812186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
829 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.19029, -73.83506

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • First Brother: 0.1 mi
  • Second Brother: 0.3 mi
  • Little Porter Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Third Brother: 0.8 mi
  • Burtons Peak: 1.2 mi
Cliffs
  • The Courthouse: 1.1 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 4.2 mi
  • Lost Lookout: 4.4 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.6 mi
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 4.4 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 8.3 mi
  • Mid's Park: 10.1 mi
  • Brewster Park: 10.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Cascade Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Hulls Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Russell Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Bushnell Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 20
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 1.1 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 8.2 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 8.7 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 9.0 mi
  • Boquet River Primitive Area: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 4.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 4.8 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 4.8 mi
  • Skyride: 7.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 7.8 mi
Museums: 12
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 9.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 12.2 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Park beach: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 11.9 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 21.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 21.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of The Brothers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Basin MountainSSW 208°1,468 m5.4 mi
Little MarcySW 218°1,438 m6.1 mi
GothicsSSW 194°1,425 m4.5 mi
Giant MountainESE 109°1,410 m6.0 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 193°1,401 m4.7 mi
Saddleback MountainSSW 204°1,375 m4.8 mi
Armstrong MountainS 191°1,320 m3.9 mi
Table Top MountainSW 229°1,312 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592526

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