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Willis Mountain

Willis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Willis Mountain rises to 749 m in New York. Pillsbury Mountain stands 1,094 m to the north, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Potash Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34821200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
749 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.51424, -74.50015

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Parks: 5
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
  • shuffle board: 7.5 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 13.6 mi
  • Byron Park: 22.2 mi
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Mini Route 66: 7.2 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 18.1 mi
  • Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 18.5 mi
  • Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 22.1 mi
  • Big Rock: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Long Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Silver Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 9.8 mi
  • Iron Cross: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 18.7 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rafting: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Willis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pillsbury MountainN 353°1,094 m4.6 mi
Cellar MountainNNE 18°1,001 m9.2 mi
Dug MountainENE 58°980 m9.1 mi
Spruce Lake MountainW 269°964 m7.7 mi
T Lake MountainSW 220°932 m6.0 mi
Twin Lakes MountainSW 220°905 m6.9 mi
Grass MountainWSW 252°904 m8.1 mi
Speculator MountainESE 115°882 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1820:0020:43
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2915:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 971327 — Willis Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357597424

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