West Mountain
West Mountain rises to 750 m in New York. Lyon Mountain stands 1,167 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Owls Head, a peak 1.7 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 970813).
Wikidata Q34819667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 750 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 9.3 mi off the Military Trail
- 17.2 mi off the Circuit du Paysan, National
- 29.6 mi off the Olympic Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Owls Head: 1.7 mi
- East Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Whipple Hill: 2.6 mi
- Brand Pinnacle: 2.8 mi
- Little Orebed Hill: 3.1 mi
- Memorial Recreation Park: 9.3 mi
- Sellers Field: 9.7 mi
- Memorial Athletic Field: 10.2 mi
- Chateaugay Park: 10.8 mi
- Salmon River Waterway Access: 15.6 mi
- Chazy Highlands Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Valley View State Forest: 11.6 mi
- Deer River Primitive Area: 11.8 mi
- Franklin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 12.4 mi
- Chateaugay Fish Hatchery: 12.8 mi
- summit fliff: 22.9 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 23.0 mi
- Stacy Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 23.2 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 23.3 mi
- High Falls: 3.9 mi
- Saint Regis Falls: 21.4 mi
- Goolds Garden: 22.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.1 mi
- Camp Chateaugay Beach: 7.4 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,167 m | 13.6 mi |
| Averill Peak | ESE 110° | 1,159 m | 13.1 mi |
| Debar Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,011 m | 11.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SE 142° | 881 m | 10.5 mi |
| Norton Peak | SE 133° | 876 m | 11.5 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | SSW 193° | 858 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ragged Lake Mountain | SE 129° | 832 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | S 180° | 831 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:02 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malone, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 970813 — West Mountain, Franklin County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596810
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