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Tripod Mountain

Tripod Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.19838, -73.73625

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • 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
Parks: 39
  • 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
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 24
Attractions: 16
  • 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
Museums: 15
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 7.0 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 17.4 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 17.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • 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
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainSSE 163°1,410 m2.7 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeSSE 153°1,338 m3.4 mi
Lower Wolfjaw MountainSW 234°1,273 m5.9 mi
Cascade MountainWNW 283°1,249 m6.3 mi
Porter MountainW 279°1,240 m5.9 mi
Green MountainSE 136°1,203 m1.5 mi
Third BrotherW 262°1,134 m5.7 mi
Hurricane MountainNNE 26°1,121 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593459

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