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Swimming hole and water fall

Swimming hole and water fall, seen from above at true elevation

Swimming hole and water fall is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 649 m. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the west, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Spotted Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 2.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.08385, -73.75031

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • King Wall: 3.3 mi
  • Sunshine City: 3.4 mi
  • Birch Wall: 3.4 mi
  • Vanity Face: 3.4 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 27
Parks: 27
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 4.6 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 10.6 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 15.4 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Attractions: 20
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 12.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 12.6 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 12.7 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 12.8 mi
  • Sky Flyer Zipline: 15.9 mi
Museums: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Westport Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Park beach: 17.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 11.9 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 14.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.7 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Swimming hole and water fall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainW 267°1,473 m1.8 mi
Beck-hornW 261°1,455 m1.7 mi
GothicsWNW 300°1,425 m6.1 mi
Giant MountainNNE 16°1,410 m5.5 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 298°1,401 m5.9 mi
NippletopW 276°1,393 m3.3 mi
Saddleback MountainWNW 295°1,375 m6.9 mi
Hough PeakSW 234°1,341 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1319:5820:42
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9127012269

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