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Big Vanilla at Davos Ski Lift A

Big Vanilla at Davos Ski Lift A from directly overhead

Big Vanilla at Davos Ski Lift A is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Table Mountain stands 1,166 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Vanilla at Davos Ski Lift E, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.

Remains of a double chair ski lift from the defunct Big Vanilla at Davos.

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Coordinates41.69794, -74.58742

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Centreville Station Park: 1.2 mi
  • Krieger Park: 1.5 mi
  • Dogpatch Town Park: 1.8 mi
  • Morningside Park: 4.9 mi
  • Rock Hills Farmers Market: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 46
Nature reserves: 41
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.0 mi
  • Painter Hill Multiple Use Area: 5.4 mi
  • Sullivan Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.5 mi
  • New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands: 8.8 mi
  • OSI Protected Monos Property: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 29
Waterfalls: 26
  • Katrina Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Hanging Rock Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Mullet Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Horseshoe Mines Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Denton Falls: 9.3 mi
Museums: 20
Beaches: 7
Springs: 6
  • Box Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Rail-Trail Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Piped Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Overturned 1938 Truck: 11.8 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 20.5 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 23.0 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Roscoe: 21.3 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.6 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Buddah Garden: 10.8 mi
  • The Meditation Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Gnome Chomsky: 18.1 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Big Vanilla at Davos Ski Lift A. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table MountainNNE1,166 m20.3 mi
Peekamoose MountainNNE1,164 m20.1 mi
Beaver Kill RangeN1,009 m20.2 mi
Willowemoc MountainN983 m20.3 mi
Van Wyck MountainNNE976 m19.2 mi
Wildcat MountainNNE964 m20.2 mi
Sand Pond MountainN933 m20.1 mi
Woodhull MountainNNE931 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2519:5520:37
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2315:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445564696760483828
Precip in3.73.14.14.04.25.04.84.74.85.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Hill 3 SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/20177495

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