- Elevation, modelled
- 593 m
- Tallest summit within 11.5 miles
- Hunter Mountain1,228.34 m · 9.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway19.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1250, -74.0622
Hawks Rocks is a cliff in New York, at a modelled 593 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hole Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Hawks Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,228.34 m | 9.4 mi |
| Black Dome | NNW 343° | 1,217.37 m | 10.5 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,204.87 m | 10.7 mi |
| Blackhead | NNW 348° | 1,200.91 m | 10.1 mi |
| Plateau Mountain | W 279° | 1,168.91 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 275° | 1,160 m | 4.5 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,140 m | 9.6 mi |
| Kaaterskill High Peak | NNW 340° | 1,113.13 m | 2.7 mi |
- 19.2 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 20 mi
- High Falls · 21 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 25 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Platte Clove Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Overlook Turnpike Primitive Bicycle Corridor: 1.5 mi
- Sloan Gorge Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Roundtop Mountain Unit: 4.5 mi
- Twilight Park Unit: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Plattekill Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Kaaterskill High Peak: 2.7 mi
- Indian Head Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Overlook Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Twin Mountain South Summit: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Cantine Fields: 6.0 mi
- Cantine Complex: 6.2 mi
- Cantine Memorial Field: 6.2 mi
- Andy Lee Field: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Blue Hole Falls: 0.3 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 0.4 mi
- Lemon Squeeze Falls: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 0.5 mi
- Green Hole Falls: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Boarding House: 1.3 mi
- Tory Fort: 3.2 mi
- Layman's Monument: 4.4 mi
- cistern: 4.6 mi
- stone house: 4.8 mi
Museums: 31
- Mountain Top Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 6.5 mi
- Kiersted House: 6.6 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 10.1 mi
- Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 18
- Saugerties Beach: 6.8 mi
- West Landing: 8.9 mi
- South Landing: 8.9 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 10.3 mi
- Kingston Point Beach: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
- The "Great" Cliffs: 0.5 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 1.2 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 2.7 mi
- Ministers Face: 3.1 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 17
- The Great Knot: 4.0 mi
- Opus 40: 5.3 mi
- The Query Family: 5.3 mi
- Flame: 5.3 mi
- Tomorrow: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 12
- The Walled Garden: 7.8 mi
- The Upper Garden: 7.8 mi
- Blithewood Garden: 10.3 mi
- The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 10.6 mi
- Rough Garden: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- The Old Game Farm: 8.3 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 12.7 mi
- Rail Explorers: 13.0 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 14.9 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 19.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Devil's Acre spring: 9.1 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 13.6 mi
- Bear Wallow: 18.0 mi
- Bear Wallow: 18.0 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 7.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Kinderhook · 28 mi
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