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Winch Mountain

Winch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Winch Mountain rises to 591 m in New York. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34821364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
591 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.35088, -73.79653

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 59
Parks: 44
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 2.7 mi
  • Town of Wilmington Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Lake Everest - Town Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Wilmington Heritage Park: 2.8 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Flume Falls: 2.4 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 2.4 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Stag Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
  • High Falls (Climax): 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Historic sites: 19
  • Bert Williams Farm: 1.9 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 8.3 mi
  • World War Memorial: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Potholes: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 3.8 mi
  • Master Pothole: 3.8 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 3.9 mi
Museums: 11
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 10.4 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 13.7 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Westport Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Footbridge Park: 13.4 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Winch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainW 281°1,466 m5.4 mi
Esther MountainWNW 299°1,293 m5.2 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 293°1,242 m4.9 mi
Kilburn MountainSW 232°1,182 m5.4 mi
Sentinel MountainSW 222°1,174 m4.1 mi
Little Whiteface MountainW 274°1,111 m4.7 mi
Stewart MountainWSW 240°1,104 m3.4 mi
Saddleback MountainESE 121°1,102 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1219:5920:44
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
December solstice07:2915:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597524

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