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Yard Mountain

Yard Mountain, a peak in New York
Yard Mountain, a peak in New YorkAnne LaBastille · Public domain

Yard Mountain rises to 1,216 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Slide Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

Yard Mountain is a mountain in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park in New York. Yard Mountains elevation is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) but it is not one of the High Peaks as it is too close to Big Slide Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34822195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1216 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.17440, -73.88479

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 57
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 6.0 mi
  • Mid's Park: 9.4 mi
  • Brewster Park: 9.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 9.5 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Bushnell Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Indian Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Indian Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 20
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 2.5 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 7.2 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 7.9 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 9.9 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 3.6 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 3.6 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 6.5 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 6.9 mi
Museums: 10
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 9.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 14.8 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Westport Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Park beach: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 14.5 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.0 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 23.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Yard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcySSW 204°1,629 m4.7 mi
Algonquin PeakWSW 247°1,555 m5.5 mi
Schofield CobbleSSW 205°1,515 m4.9 mi
Mount HaystackS 189°1,498 m4.8 mi
Mount SkylightSSW 204°1,495 m5.7 mi
Iroquois PeakWSW 245°1,472 m6.2 mi
Boundary PeakWSW 246°1,471 m5.9 mi
Basin MountainS 181°1,468 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598032

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