- Elevation
- 98 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Black Mountain805 m · 1.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lakes to Locks Passage5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6224, -73.5483
Picnic Island is a picnic site in New York, at a recorded 98 m. Black Mountain stands 805 m to the southeast, 1.4 miles off. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.1 miles off.
- Elevation
- 98 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Picnic Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SE 142° | 805 m | 1.4 mi |
| Erebus Mountain | S 183° | 765 m | 3.2 mi |
| Sleeping Beauty | S 181° | 715 m | 4.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSW 199° | 711 m | 7.4 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | N 353° | 702 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | NW 309° | 688 m | 1.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | NW 319° | 680 m | 2.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 198° | 658 m | 9.7 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks PassageNational
- 13.8 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 14.0 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 17.6 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kane's Falls · 14 mi
- Summit View · 14 mi
- Flag View · 14 mi
- The Eagle's Eye · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fifth Peak: 1.8 mi
- Fivemile Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Hazel Island: 3.0 mi
- Sarah Island: 3.1 mi
- Pleasure Island: 4.3 mi
- Log Bay Island: 5.7 mi
- Huckleberry Island: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Bolton Veterans' Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Bolton Time Capsule: 7.0 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 8.7 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 19: 13.2 mi
- The Stand Against Burgoyne: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Leeming Jelliffe Preserve: 3.6 mi
- future preserve: 3.9 mi
- Terzian Woodlot: 4.2 mi
- LGLC Wing Pond: 4.4 mi
- Godwin Preserve: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Deer Leap: 2.4 mi
- Uncas Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Ark Wall: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.4 mi
- New Buck: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 20
- Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 16.0 mi
- Lake George Steamboat Company: 16.1 mi
- Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 16.1 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 16.8 mi
- Revolution Rail Co. - Thurman Station: 16.8 mi
Museums: 19
- Bolton Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Skenesborough Museum: 8.7 mi
- Town of Horicon Museum: 10.6 mi
- Benson Museum: 13.3 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 2.3 mi
- West Dollar Island: 2.3 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 3.4 mi
- Little As You Were Island: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Hague Town Beach: 8.8 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 13.6 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 14.5 mi
- Morey Stein Beach: 15.0 mi
- Park beach: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Uncas Falls: 4.5 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 5.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.0 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 16.9 mi
- Dunkley Falls: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 17.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 17.3 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Arboretum: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 2
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 17.3 mi
- Mandala II: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Vermont Welcome Center: 13.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 9 mi away.
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