Cliff · New York

Coogan's Bluff

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Elevation: 28 m
Tallest summit within 20.3 miles: High Mountain268 m · 16.5 mi
Nearest byway: Palisades Scenic Byway1.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:32local time
Coordinates: 40.8328, -73.9392

Coogan's Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Coogan's Bluff is a cliff in New York, at a recorded 28 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgecombe Avenue, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 28 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Coogan's Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
High Mountain	NW 305°	268 m	16.5 mi
Beech Mountain	NW 305°	260 m	17.7 mi
Mount Cecchino	NW 304°	230 m	16.4 mi
Hook Mountain	N 3°	214 m	19.9 mi
Mount Nebo	N 2°	208 m	15.0 mi
Poacher Peak	NW 304°	185 m	18.2 mi
Moon Hill	NW 304°	180 m	17.9 mi
Stony Hill	W 265°	179 m	16.0 mi

On the road

1.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
3.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
19.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Parks

Museums

Morris-Jumel Mansion: 0.1 mi
Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Story Telling: 0.2 mi
Children's Cultural Center of Native America: 0.3 mi
Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center: 0.5 mi
The Yankees Museum: 0.8 mi

Gardens

Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden: 0.2 mi
Harris Garden: 0.3 mi
Hope the Friendly Garden on Hill: 0.3 mi
Bradhurst Community Garden of Love: 0.4 mi
Frederick Douglass Boulevard Community Garden: 0.4 mi

Artworks

Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 0.6 mi
Our Gates: 0.8 mi
Portrait of t.: 0.8 mi
3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 1.0 mi
Lincoln Holding a Child: 1.5 mi

Attractions

Peaks

Manhattan High Point: 1.4 mi
Mount Morris: 2.0 mi
Janes Hill: 2.0 mi
Long Hill: 2.3 mi
Great Hill: 2.7 mi

Nature reserves

Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
Pugsley Creek Park: 4.7 mi
Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
WNYC Transmitter Park: 7.2 mi

Beaches

Cliffs

Palisades: 3.2 mi
Palisades: 4.1 mi
Palisades: 6.1 mi
The Palisades: 8.2 mi
Palisades: 8.2 mi

Picnic sites45

Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.9 mi
Street Seats: 5.7 mi
The Backyard: 7.0 mi
Alpine picnic area: 8.0 mi
Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.7 mi

Waterfalls11

The Loch: 2.8 mi
The Falls: 6.4 mi
Ambergill Falls: 11.7 mi
Binnen Falls: 11.9 mi
Fallkill Falls: 11.9 mi

Lighthouses6

Rest areas2

Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.8 mi
Larry Doby Service Area: 12.5 mi

Springs1

Tulip Springs: 19.2 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:00	18:32	19:08
June solstice	05:25	19:50	20:32
September equinox	06:44	18:19	18:55
December solstice	07:17	15:48	16:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	34	36	43	54	63	72	78	76	69	58	48	39
Precip in	3.6	3.2	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.3	4.4	3.6	4.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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