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Venison Mountain

Venison Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Venison Mountain rises to 702 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kellogg Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34817336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
702 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.80840, -74.03458

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 21
  • OK Slip Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Schroon Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Square Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 11
  • Moxham Point: 5.1 mi
  • Gull Pond Cliff: 16.5 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 17.4 mi
  • Frontiertown Crags: 18.1 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Parks: 8
  • Courtney Park: 5.8 mi
  • Byron Park: 11.1 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 13.7 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 17.0 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 8.0 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 8.4 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 10.0 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 12.6 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Park beach: 13.8 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
  • Long Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Alma Farm Park: 24.1 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 4.9 mi
  • Rafting: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Venison Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainS1,086 m9.4 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainNNW1,033 m6.9 mi
Pete Gay MountainS944 m8.1 mi
Beaver MountainNW882 m5.9 mi
Peaked MountainSW882 m7.9 mi
Slide MountainSW873 m7.6 mi
Little Pete Gay MountainS873 m8.0 mi
Hour Pond MountainSW868 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5820:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594462

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