Tripod Mountain
Tripod Mountain rises to 1,001 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south-southeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34814098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1001 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.6 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 13.7 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 23.4 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 4 mi
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 4 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Hopkins Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Round Top: 1.2 mi
- Spread Eagle Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Knob Lock Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Nubble Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Aserisk: 3.7 mi
- Solitude Wall: 3.7 mi
- Crack in the Woods Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Banana Belt: 3.7 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 3.7 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 7.8 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 9.7 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 10.2 mi
- Milholland Park: 10.2 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
- Hulls Falls: 3.9 mi
- Russell Falls: 3.9 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
- Wedge Brook Cascades: 5.7 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 7.1 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 11.0 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 11.7 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 5.2 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 6.5 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 8.3 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 11.5 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 9.3 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 9.3 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 9.4 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 11.9 mi
- Skyride: 12.0 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 7.3 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 7.3 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 13.6 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 13.7 mi
- The Iron Center: 17.5 mi
- Footbridge Park: 7.0 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 17.4 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 17.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 17.8 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 13.5 mi
- Westport Beach: 15.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 17.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 17.9 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 13.9 mi
- Tahawus: 18.7 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 22.4 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Tripod Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,410 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | SSE 153° | 1,338 m | 3.4 mi |
| Lower Wolfjaw Mountain | SW 234° | 1,273 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,249 m | 6.3 mi |
| Porter Mountain | W 279° | 1,240 m | 5.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 136° | 1,203 m | 1.5 mi |
| Third Brother | W 262° | 1,134 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,121 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593459
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 7 mi
- Westport · 15 mi
- Essex · 20 mi
- Crown Point · 23 mi
- Charlotte · 26 mi
- Shelburne · 29 mi
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