- Elevation, modelled
- 464 m
- Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
- Ashokan High Point939 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway1.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7632, -74.1560
Skytop is a cliff in New York, at a modelled 464 m. Ashokan High Point stands 939 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert K. Smiley Memorial Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Skytop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashokan High Point | NNW 329° | 939 m | 13.1 mi |
| Southeast Little Rocky | NW 320° | 922 m | 13.6 mi |
| Little Rocky | NW 320° | 917 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mombaccus Mountain | NW 322° | 865 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hilltop | E 86° | 862 m | 9.5 mi |
| Samson Mountain | NW 309° | 856 m | 16.3 mi |
| Little High Point | NNW 330° | 854 m | 12.8 mi |
| Breath Hill | NW 320° | 783 m | 15.6 mi |
- 1.7 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thurston Rock · 1 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 1 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 1 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Albert K. Smiley Memorial Tower: 0.0 mi
- Mohonk Preserve Monument: 0.4 mi
- Chimney: 1.5 mi
- Testimonial Gateway: 2.3 mi
- New Paltz: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Rock Hill 951': 1.8 mi
- Guyot Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bonticou Crag: 2.6 mi
- Hades Hill: 2.7 mi
- Dickie Barre: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Shawangunk Multiple Use Area: 2.3 mi
- Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Huguenot Riverfront Park: 3.5 mi
- Blueberry Fields: 3.6 mi
- Moriello Park and Pool: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Large Hybrid, 1971: 4.1 mi
- Gnome Chomsky: 5.6 mi
- Sojourner Truth Statue: 11.0 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 11.4 mi
- Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Open Space Conservancy: 5.0 mi
- Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve): 5.1 mi
- Millbrook Cliff Conservancy: 5.4 mi
- Snyder Mine Drive Parcel: 5.9 mi
- Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.1 mi
Museums: 42
- Fire Department Museum: 3.4 mi
- Ulster County Fair Agricultural Museum: 3.4 mi
- Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art: 4.0 mi
- D & H Canal Museum and Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- Widow Jane Mine Museum: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 36
- Eagle Cliff: 0.3 mi
- Outback Slab: 1.6 mi
- The Trapps: 1.9 mi
- Split Rock: 2.4 mi
- Near Trapps: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Mossy Brook Waterfall: 2.4 mi
- Saw Mill Falls: 3.9 mi
- Sheldon Falls: 4.2 mi
- Peter's Kill Falls: 4.2 mi
- Awosting Falls: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 22
- Butterfly Garden: 2.5 mi
- SUNY New Paltz Student Garden: 4.0 mi
- Vanderbilt Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Roosevelt Home Garden: 11.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 19
- Scuba Diving Access Area: 4.7 mi
- Lake Minnewaska Beach: 4.9 mi
- Tongore Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Lake Awosting Beach: 8.0 mi
- Berean Park Beach: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- Swimming Hole: 2.4 mi
- Ulster County Fair: 3.2 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 3.4 mi
- Historic Huguenot District: 3.6 mi
- Huguenot Street Historic District: 3.7 mi
Springs: 6
- Bear Wallow: 13.1 mi
- Bear Wallow: 13.2 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 13.7 mi
- Box Spring: 17.0 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
- Princess circle picnic site: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Wallkill Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 26 mi
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