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Roaring Brook Falls

Roaring Brook Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 467 m. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Crack in the Woods Cliff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
80 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.15057, -73.76018

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 60
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 0.2 mi
  • Case Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Case Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 0.3 mi
  • Dregs Wall: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Parks: 40
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 0.4 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 10.8 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 11.9 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 12.5 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Russell Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Beede Brook Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Wedge Brook Cascades: 2.7 mi
  • Artists Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Falls: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 9.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 9.3 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 9.4 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 12.0 mi
  • Skyride: 12.5 mi
Museums: 11
  • Adirondack History Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 14.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 14.5 mi
  • The Iron Center: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Westport Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Park beach: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 9.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 16.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 16.7 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainSSW 195°1,473 m4.9 mi
Beck-hornSSW 194°1,455 m5.0 mi
GothicsWSW 252°1,425 m5.1 mi
Giant MountainENE 70°1,410 m2.1 mi
Pyramid PeakWSW 249°1,401 m5.1 mi
NippletopSSW 213°1,393 m5.1 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 254°1,375 m5.9 mi
Hough PeakS 189°1,341 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

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, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4194209149

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