West Mountain
West Mountain rises to 414 m in New York. Black Mountain stands 805 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Saddles, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34819727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 414 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.2 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 14.6 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Kane's Falls · 7 mi
- Fort George Ruins · 15 mi
- Father Jogues Monument · 15 mi
- The Eagle's Eye · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Saddles: 0.5 mi
- The Diameter: 1.8 mi
- Vanderburg Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Little Diameter: 1.9 mi
- Tub Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.1 mi
- Ward Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Sarah Island: 7.3 mi
- Hazel Island: 7.3 mi
- Log Bay Island: 8.2 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 3.2 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 19: 5.6 mi
- The Stand Against Burgoyne: 7.6 mi
- Fort Anne: 7.6 mi
- Fort Anne: 7.7 mi
- The Saddles State Forest: 0.8 mi
- Dolph Pond State Forest: 2.4 mi
- East Bay Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- future preserve: 8.3 mi
- Leeming Jelliffe Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Ark Wall: 7.4 mi
- New Buck: 7.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Stewarts Ledge: 8.8 mi
- Deer Leap: 9.7 mi
- Skenesborough Museum: 3.1 mi
- Bolton Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- Hartford Museum: 11.6 mi
- Pember Library and Museum: 12.6 mi
- Slate Valley Museum: 12.7 mi
- Lake George Steamboat Company: 14.8 mi
- Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 14.9 mi
- Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 15.0 mi
- Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 15.5 mi
- Ballard Farm: 16.0 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
- Commission Point Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Island: 8.1 mi
- West Dollar Island: 8.2 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 7.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.9 mi
- Uncas Falls: 11.3 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 22.3 mi
- Mead's Falls: 22.7 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 10.0 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 15.2 mi
- Morey Stein Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 19.0 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 19.0 mi
- Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Arboretum: 15.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 18.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 22.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 22.1 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 11.0 mi
- Mandala II: 14.7 mi
- Oculus: 24.0 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 24.3 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 24.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NW 324° | 805 m | 6.8 mi |
| Erebus Mountain | NW 304° | 765 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sleeping Beauty | WNW 294° | 715 m | 5.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 266° | 711 m | 7.2 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | NW 321° | 688 m | 10.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | NW 323° | 680 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 251° | 658 m | 8.1 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | N 353° | 604 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596801
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 8 mi
- Crown Point · 29 mi
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