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Devils Tombstone

Devils Tombstone, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Tombstone is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 597 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the northwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is New York State Forest Preserve Centennial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15537, -74.20431

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 4.4 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 5.9 mi
  • Parish Field: 7.3 mi
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 7.6 mi
  • Bearsville Park: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 35
Artworks: 15
Cliffs: 13
  • Hurricane Ledge: 6.4 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 6.4 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 7.3 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 7.6 mi
  • Ministers Face: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Belleayre Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 14.2 mi
  • West Landing: 16.1 mi
  • South Landing: 16.1 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 11
  • The Walled Garden: 15.4 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Rough Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Ellipse: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Rail Explorers: 7.4 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 8.5 mi
  • The Old Game Farm: 11.6 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 15.5 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 20.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Devil's Acre spring: 1.5 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 10.4 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 16.4 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 16.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Devils Tombstone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainNW 319°1,228.34 m2.1 mi
Black DomeNNE 28°1,217.37 m9.0 mi
Thomas Cole MountainNNE 24°1,204.87 m8.7 mi
BlackheadNNE 33°1,200.91 m9.3 mi
West Kill MountainW 281°1,186 m4.5 mi
Plateau MountainSE 128°1,168.91 m2.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 121°1,160 m3.2 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainWNW 283°1,140 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2219:5520:37
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2315:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435463686660483828
Precip in4.94.05.75.24.86.05.56.36.37.04.97.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platte Clove, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357556556

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