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West Mountain

West Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

West Mountain rises to 478 m in New York. Hadley Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Redmond Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Saratoga County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34819703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
478 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.27368, -73.87651

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Dean Mountain Whitewhater Park: 3.0 mi
  • Hadley-Sam Smead Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sam Spread Town Park: 3.6 mi
  • Mill Park: 3.8 mi
  • Benjamin C. Butler Pavilion Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 60
Museums: 25
Attractions: 24
  • Thunder Alley: 10.7 mi
  • Greezed Lightnin': 10.7 mi
  • Sheldon's Speedway: 10.8 mi
  • Spruce's Wilderness Bus Tour: 10.8 mi
  • Hootie's Treehouse: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Palmer Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Bear Slide: 9.0 mi
  • Snook Kill Falls: 9.9 mi
Springs: 13
  • Old Red Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Congress Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Small Rocky overlook: 14.6 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 19.4 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 20.4 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 20.4 mi
  • New Buck: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hadley MountainNNW 328°807 m8.8 mi
West MountainNNW 329°759 m8.8 mi
Roundtop MountainNNW 334°735 m9.1 mi
Spruce MountainSSW 200°612 m4.2 mi
Fitch HillSW 232°605 m2.8 mi
Hedgehog MountainSSW 193°601 m3.2 mi
Bear MountainNNW 346°599 m9.1 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 11°591 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1619:5620:40
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2515:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445664696760493828
Precip in3.52.93.63.93.94.74.23.83.24.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357544028

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