Lyon Mountain, New York
CDP
About Lyon Mountain
Set in the northeastern part of New York, Lyon Mountain is a small unincorporated community.
Lyon Mountain holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 10.51 square miles.
📰 Lyon Mountain News Today
- Battle over proposed battery storage project in Lyon Mountain WCAX · Mar 30
- Crews spend hours fighting house fire in Clinton County WPTZ · Feb 25
- SNOWPOCALYPSE 2026: LIVE BLOG the free lance news · Jan 25
- North Country parents push back on school bus stop policy WWNY · Dec 9
- Red Cross helps two after early morning fire in Lyon Mountain Sun Community News · Feb 24
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lyon Mountain Unique
- The only place in America named Lyon Mountain — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lyon Mountain
- Chazy Highlands State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chazy Highlands Wild Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chazy Highlands Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area10.51 sq mi
Coordinates44.7183, -73.8663