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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. The nearest named place is Cross Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. 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

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 25
  • 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
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Piped Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Box Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 24.3 mi
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 11.0 miles of Barkaboom Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doubletop MountainESE1,180 m10.3 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakESE1,175 m10.5 mi
Graham MountainESE1,174 m9.1 mi
Balsam Lake MountainESE1,136 m6.7 mi
Eagle MountainE1,092 m10.8 mi
Millbrook RidgeESE1,080 m4.7 mi
Dry Brook RidgeENE1,058 m6.6 mi
Woodpecker RidgeESE1,057 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 50–80 °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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