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Samuels Point

Samuels Point, seen from above at true elevation

Samuels Point is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 749 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the west, 4.0 miles off. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
749 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.99620, -74.30820

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lester S. Davis Park: 2.4 mi
  • Catskills Visitor Center: 2.9 mi
  • Grant Avery Park: 4.2 mi
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 6.0 mi
  • Parish Field: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Cornell Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Otter Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Winchell's Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Metacahonts Falls: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 54
Cliffs: 41
Museums: 32
Artworks: 20
  • Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Shandaken Eagle: 5.9 mi
  • Winnisook: 10.2 mi
  • Gnome Chomsky: 14.5 mi
  • The Great Knot: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Tongore Park Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Belleayre Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Kingston Point Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Scuba Diving Access Area: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Rondout Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 20.0 mi
  • Rough Garden: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 12
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 3.8 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 5.8 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 14.6 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 17.6 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 18.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Bear Wallow: 4.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 5.0 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Piped Spring: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Samuels Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainW 273°1,266 m4.0 mi
Cornell MountainW 278°1,174 m2.5 mi
Table MountainWSW 242°1,165.86 m5.6 mi
Peekamoose MountainWSW 237°1,164.03 m5.5 mi
Wittenberg MountainWNW 292°1,152.75 m2.2 mi
Panther MountainNW 313°1,135.08 m6.1 mi
Lone MountainWSW 246°1,127.76 m4.6 mi
Friday MountainWSW 258°1,125 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2319:5520:37
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2315:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357587838

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