High Falls sits at 163 feet elevation along the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway, with the land dropping 51 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Gnome Mountain is visible to the east-southeast at 0.4 miles, rising to 200 feet, and Table Rocks, a viewpoint, lies southeast at 1.5 miles and 461 feet. Kiryas Joel is 33.7 miles to the south, Yorktown is 40.5 miles south-southeast, and Danbury is 46.1 miles southeast. Beacon Hill precedes this stop on the byway, with White Dot as the next lookout. Sunrise and sunset shift across the year at this location: 07:01 to 19:09 at the March equinox, 05:22 to 20:36 at the June solstice, 06:45 to 18:56 at the September equinox, and 07:21 to 16:29 at the December solstice. The name corresponds to the High Falls Historic District, a 21-acre area in the hamlet of High Falls in Marbletown, New York, centered on the intersection of NY 213, Main Street, Mohonk Road (Ulster County Route 6A0), and Bruceville Road, just south of Rondout Creek.
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 19:09 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:36 | 19:53 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:56 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:29 | 15:44 |
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The High Falls Historic District corresponds roughly to the downtown section of the hamlet of that name in Marbletown, New York, United States. It is a 21-acre (8.5 ha) area around the intersection of state highway NY 213, Main Street, Mohonk Road (Ulster County Route 6A0 and Bruceville Road just south of Rondout Creek.
High Falls sits at about 163 feet (50 m).
From High Falls: Gnome Mountain (ESE, 0.4 mi); Table Rocks (SE, 1.5 mi).
Kiryas Joel, 34 miles S of High Falls.
White Dot is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after High Falls.
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