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Thompson Mountain

Thompson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Mountain rises to 802 m in New York. Mount Blue stands 885 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34812743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.42090, -74.01985

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sam Spread Town Park: 10.9 mi
  • Hadley-Sam Smead Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
  • Dean Mountain Whitewhater Park: 11.2 mi
  • Mill Park: 11.4 mi
  • Wayside Beach Park: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Historic sites: 22
  • Frank Watkins: 8.1 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 9.0 mi
  • paint mine: 10.2 mi
  • pump house: 14.8 mi
  • Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Revolution Rail Co. - Thurman Station: 10.7 mi
  • Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 15.3 mi
  • Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 15.4 mi
  • Lake George Steamboat Company: 15.6 mi
  • Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Bear Slide: 7.5 mi
  • third falls: 8.5 mi
  • second falls: 8.6 mi
  • first falls: 9.2 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 11.1 mi
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 11
Beaches: 10
  • Wayside Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Luzerne Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Morey Stein Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Beaverview Wall: 8.9 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Small Rocky overlook: 16.7 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 20.6 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
  • Whitewater rafting: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Thompson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BlueN 349°885 m7.2 mi
Baldhead MountainNNE 33°871 m4.9 mi
Moose MountainNE 35°852 m5.8 mi
Tenant MountainSW 231°841 m5.7 mi
Buck MountainSW 226°814 m8.5 mi
Hadley MountainSE 137°807 m3.7 mi
Spruce MountainSSE 151°806 m2.5 mi
Ross MountainN 357°800 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1619:5720:41
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2615:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445664696760493828
Precip in3.52.93.63.93.94.74.23.83.24.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967414 — Thompson Mountain, Warren County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592797

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