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Water Barrel Mountain

Water Barrel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Water Barrel Mountain rises to 752 m in New York. Snowy Mountain stands 1,166 m to the southeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34818905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
752 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.74673, -74.46655

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 8.3 mi
  • Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 10.5 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Long Lake Boat Tours: 15.9 mi
  • Mini Route 66: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Parks: 7
  • Byron Park: 10.9 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 15.3 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 15.6 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 15.9 mi
  • shuffle board: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Long Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 8.6 mi
  • Silver Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 7.8 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 8.7 mi
  • Pendleton: 19.9 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Iron Cross: 7.5 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 8.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 9.8 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 7.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Water Barrel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainSE 129°1,166 m5.1 mi
Panther MountainE 100°1,146 m3.8 mi
Wakely MountainWSW 253°1,143 m2.5 mi
Blue MountainNNE 21°1,143 m9.3 mi
Lewey MountainSSE 168°1,117 m5.8 mi
Buell MountainSE 125°1,114 m3.7 mi
Little Moose MountainSW 225°1,100 m7.4 mi
Pillsbury MountainSSW 191°1,094 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1720:0020:44
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2915:3716:24

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 968891 — Water Barrel Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357595232

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