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Vanderwhacker Mountain

Vanderwhacker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Vanderwhacker Mountain rises to 1,033 m in New York. Rist Mountain stands 1,170 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Beaver Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

Vanderwhacker Mountain is a 3,389-foot-tall (1,033 m) mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located northeast of Indian Lake and southeast of Newcomb in Essex County. The Vanderwhacker Mountain Fire Observation Station is located on top of the mountain. In May 1911, the Conservation Commission built a wooden fire observation tower on the mountain which was replaced in 1918, with a 35-foot-tall (11 m) metal tower. The tower stopped fire watching operations at the end of the 1988 season.

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Wikidata Q34816890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1033 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.89840, -74.09598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 50
Waterfalls: 29
  • OK Slip Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Millers Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Schroon Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Historic sites: 10
Parks: 9
  • Byron Park: 11.3 mi
  • Courtney Park: 12.0 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 16.9 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 16.9 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Park beach: 17.3 mi
  • Long Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 11.3 mi
  • Rafting: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 18.1 mi
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Vanderwhacker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rist MountainNNE 31°1,170 m10.4 mi
Fishing Brook MountainWNW 284°1,082 m10.2 mi
Mount AndrewN 1°939 m10.9 mi
Bailey HillE 85°931 m9.7 mi
Moose MountainNNW 332°911 m10.7 mi
Sand Pond MountainENE 76°893 m10.8 mi
Beaver MountainSSW 209°882 m2.3 mi
North River MountainsNNE 27°879 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594423

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