- Elevation, modelled
- 524 m
- Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
- Ashokan High Point939 m · 19.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6531, -74.4083
Rock Pillar is a cliff in New York, at a modelled 524 m. Ashokan High Point stands 939 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Mines Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Rock Pillar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashokan High Point | NNE 18° | 939 m | 19.8 mi |
| Woodhull Mountain | N 352° | 931 m | 20.4 mi |
| Denman Mountain | NNW 339° | 929 m | 18.5 mi |
| Southeast Little Rocky | NNE 14° | 922 m | 18.6 mi |
| Little Rocky | NNE 12° | 917 m | 18.8 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 343° | 910 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mombaccus Mountain | NNE 16° | 865 m | 18.4 mi |
| Samson Mountain | N 1° | 856 m | 17.8 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 29.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Panther Rock · 7 mi
- Beacon Hill · 11 mi
- Compass Rock · 12 mi
- Hawkwatch · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 1.1 mi
- Losees Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Meenahga: 3.2 mi
- Mount Don Bosco: 3.2 mi
- High Point: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
- Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 1.6 mi
- Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 2.9 mi
- Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 3.2 mi
- Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 4.1 mi
- Mill Street Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Heroes’ Monument: 1.9 mi
- Jack Hennessey Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Berrypicker Shack: 2.9 mi
- High Point Fire Tower Site: 5.0 mi
- Bear: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 56
- Gnome Chomsky: 12.2 mi
- Large Hybrid, 1971: 17.8 mi
- Gazebo for Two Arnarchists: 23.7 mi
- Sea Change: 23.7 mi
- Day Game: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Sams Point: 2.9 mi
- Indian Rock: 3.8 mi
- Margaret Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Castle Point: 7.7 mi
- Battlement Terrace: 7.8 mi
Museums: 30
- Borscht Belt Museum: 4.5 mi
- Pine Bush UFO Museum: 6.3 mi
- Napanoch Station: 6.4 mi
- Sullivan County Historical Society Museum: 14.3 mi
- Middletown Historical Society: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Horseshoe Mines Falls: 1.1 mi
- Nevele Falls: 3.0 mi
- North Gully Falls: 4.0 mi
- Verkeerderkill Falls: 4.7 mi
- Witches Hole Waterfall: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- Overturned 1938 Truck: 5.4 mi
- Swimming Hole: 12.7 mi
- Ulster County Fair: 15.7 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 16.5 mi
- Historic Huguenot District: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 14
- Buddah Garden: 1.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.7 mi
- The Meditation Garden: 15.1 mi
- SUNY New Paltz Student Garden: 17.4 mi
- East Coast: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 8
- Lake Awosting Beach: 7.1 mi
- Wanaksink Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
- Lake Minnewaska Beach: 10.2 mi
- Scuba Diving Access Area: 10.4 mi
- Tongore Park Beach: 20.6 mi
Springs: 7
- Box Spring: 11.9 mi
- Rail-Trail Spring: 12.5 mi
- Piped Spring: 18.8 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 19.3 mi
- Bear Wallow: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Wallkill Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.7 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Hill 3 SW, 12 mi away.
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