Stone Tower
Stone Tower is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 672 m. Hartzfelt Mountain stands 735 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Salamanca Train Station, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Longhouse Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
Single level Stone Tower used for fire watch.
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Longhouse Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Kinzua Bridge Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rimrock Overlook · 23 mi
- Kinzua Skywalk Platform · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lindell Lookout: 4.9 mi
- Bucktooth Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Irvine: 5.3 mi
- Jimmerson Hill: 5.4 mi
- Oyer Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- South Nine Mile river access Driveway: 10.0 mi
- South Nine Mile River Access: 10.1 mi
- Allegany Firemen's Park: 11.4 mi
- Allegany River Park: 11.6 mi
- Old Salamanca Train Station: 2.1 mi
- Salamanca Railyard: 2.2 mi
- BR&P East Salamanca roundhouse: 2.8 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 8: 12.4 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 7: 12.4 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes: 12.4 mi
- The Sorrowful Mother: 12.4 mi
- Francis and Clare: 12.5 mi
- Father Joseph Butler: 12.5 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary Statue: 12.5 mi
- Windfall Creek State Forest: 4.8 mi
- Elkdale State Forest: 7.5 mi
- Birch Run Ponds Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Raecher Hill State Forest: 9.0 mi
- Randolph Fish Hatchery: 11.4 mi
- Salamanca Rail Museum: 2.1 mi
- Seneca Iroquois National Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ellicottville Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center: 12.6 mi
- Zippo/Case Museum: 13.4 mi
- Cattaraugus County Fair: 9.8 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 16.8 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 17.9 mi
- Boundary: 20.5 mi
- Kinzua Beach: 22.6 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 23.2 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 23.7 mi
- Bridal falls: 3.7 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 21.5 mi
- Witchs Walk: 6.4 mi
- Jake's Rocks: 23.6 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Stone Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartzfelt Mountain | ESE 119° | 735 m | 15.3 mi |
| Shutts Hill | NW 316° | 733 m | 8.0 mi |
| Flatiron Rock | ESE 117° | 720 m | 15.8 mi |
| McCarty Hill | N 8° | 710 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Irvine | SSE 150° | 708 m | 5.3 mi |
| Parker Hill | WNW 286° | 708 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Moriah | ESE 116° | 708 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chapell Hill | ENE 70° | 708 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salamanca 2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/448511064
Day trips start here
- Salamanca · 2 mi
- Allegany State Park · 5 mi
- Little Valley · 9 mi
- Ellicottville · 10 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 11 mi
- Bradford · 12 mi
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