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Shoebox Falls

Shoebox Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Shoebox Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunshine City, a cliff 1.3 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.11010, -73.71893

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Sunshine City: 1.3 mi
  • Birch Wall: 1.3 mi
  • Vanity Face: 1.3 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 1.3 mi
  • King Wall: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 29
Parks: 28
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 3.7 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 9.2 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 13.1 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Attractions: 17
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 12.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 12.6 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 12.6 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 14.1 mi
  • Skyride: 15.8 mi
Museums: 10
  • Adirondack History Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 9.7 mi
  • The Iron Center: 13.8 mi
  • Crown Point Historic Site: 15.5 mi
  • Chimney Point Museum: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Westport Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Park beach: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 9.5 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 13.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 13.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.9 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Shoebox Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainWSW 240°1,473 m3.9 mi
Beck-hornWSW 238°1,455 m3.9 mi
Giant MountainN 359°1,410 m3.5 mi
Pyramid PeakW 278°1,401 m6.9 mi
NippletopWSW 253°1,393 m5.0 mi
Hough PeakSW 226°1,341 m4.0 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeNNE 12°1,338 m3.1 mi
Macomb MountainSW 217°1,336 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
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, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2502343810

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