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Barkaboom Mountain

Barkaboom Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barkaboom Mountain rises to 916 m in New York. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 25 miles off.

The story

Barkaboom Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southwest of Margaretville. Touchmenot Mountain is located southwest of Barkaboom Mountain and Cross Mountain is located northeast.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34804298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
916 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.07176, -74.72016

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 27
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 11.1 mi
  • Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park: 12.3 mi
  • Smith Park: 13.2 mi
  • Covered Bridge Park: 13.9 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 2.5 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 9.0 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 11.5 mi
  • Forstmann Castle: 12.7 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Tompkins Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 7.5 mi
  • High Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 14.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • Piped Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Piped Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Box Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 23.3 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 21.1 mi
  • White Rock: 21.5 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 22.3 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Beamoc Trout: 13.8 mi
  • Winnisook: 14.3 mi
  • Shandaken Eagle: 20.7 mi
  • Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 12.5 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 13.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Barkaboom Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doubletop MountainESE 107°1,180 m10.3 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakESE 108°1,175 m10.5 mi
Graham MountainESE 104°1,174 m9.1 mi
Balsam Lake MountainESE 105°1,136 m6.7 mi
Eagle MountainE 93°1,092.1 m10.8 mi
Millbrook RidgeESE 107°1,080 m4.7 mi
Dry Brook RidgeENE 64°1,058 m6.6 mi
Woodpecker RidgeESE 113°1,057 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5620:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546712

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