Harper Falls
Harper Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a recorded elevation of 235 m. Marble Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Black River Trail passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 235 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Black River Trail
- 13.6 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 26.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Palmer Hill: 0.9 mi
- Backus Hill: 1.9 mi
- Barbour Hill: 3.0 mi
- Kimball Hill: 3.5 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 3.7 mi
- Crary Mills Playground: 9.9 mi
- Taylor Park: 10.3 mi
- Intramural Field: 11.3 mi
- Bend in the River Park: 11.5 mi
- Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 11.8 mi
- Glenmeal State Forest: 6.3 mi
- Silver Hill State Forest: 6.4 mi
- Orebed Creek State Forest: 8.2 mi
- Trout Lake State Forest: 10.5 mi
- Stammer Creek State Forest: 11.0 mi
- Russell Vetrans Memeorial: 3.7 mi
- Tannery Ruins: 10.8 mi
- Making a Difference Campaign St. Lawrence: 11.5 mi
- Sullivan Student Center Designation: 11.5 mi
- Maureen Collins Regan Baker: 11.5 mi
- Lampson Falls: 2.1 mi
- Pelkys Falls: 2.7 mi
- Hart's Falls: 6.6 mi
- Basford Falls: 6.6 mi
- Sinclair Falls: 6.9 mi
- The Tub: 10.9 mi
- The Narrows: 10.9 mi
- Lucy's Hole: 11.2 mi
- Giant ADK Chair: 11.5 mi
- Cathedral Grove: 11.5 mi
- Cluster of Four Cubes: 11.5 mi
- Mill Stones: 11.6 mi
- Birth: 11.6 mi
- Minerva Statue: 16.5 mi
- Potsdam Museum: 16.8 mi
- Saint Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum: 21.2 mi
- Walker House Museum: 22.0 mi
- Town of Diana Historical Soc: 23.1 mi
- Taylor Park Beach: 10.3 mi
- Postwood Park: 12.7 mi
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 21.9 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 11.5 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 13.7 mi
- Jayville: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Harper Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Mountain | SSE 149° | 587 m | 18.2 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SSE 155° | 574 m | 17.8 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | ESE 104° | 571 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 149° | 570 m | 16.8 mi |
| Maple Mountain | S 178° | 569 m | 19.3 mi |
| Littl Blue Mountain | ESE 114° | 563 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SE 129° | 563 m | 14.1 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | E 92° | 553 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:04 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:36 | 16:24 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton 4 SE, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Apr, Nov–Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 35.3 | 43.8 | 83.2 | 117 | 39.2 | 24.9 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 10.6 | 26.6 | 50.1 | 48.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Elm Creek Near Hermon NY, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11006387678
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