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Crystal Cliff

Crystal Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Crystal Cliff is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.63314, -73.58262

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ward 5: 6.7 mi
  • Smart's Pond Dam Ruins: 7.1 mi
  • Ruins: 7.2 mi
  • Burden Iron Works: 7.3 mi
Parks
  • Butler Park: 1.0 mi
  • North Greenbush Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Deddrick Park Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Barberville Falls Preserve: 4.3 mi
  • East Greenbush Town Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Museums: 55
Artworks: 40
Waterfalls: 36
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Barberville Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 34
Attractions: 32
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 8.3 mi
  • USS Slater: 8.5 mi
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 8.6 mi
  • Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 8.6 mi
  • John Van Buren Grave: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 5
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 16.9 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Crystal Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainENE 75°853 m15.6 mi
Misery MountainE 94°793 m13.5 mi
Beoadic MountainESE 103°792 m16.1 mi
East MountainE 99°791 m16.0 mi
Mount RaimerENE 69°784 m16.2 mi
Sheeps Heaven MountainESE 104°770 m16.0 mi
Jiminy PeakESE 112°726 m16.3 mi
Rounds MountainESE 109°685 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1719:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2215:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836496170757366534232
Precip in2.62.42.93.13.84.64.63.93.84.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357555903

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