Peak · New York
Bensons Point
Bensons Point rises to 160 m in New York. Fingerboard Mountain stands 420 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackie Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34805063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 160 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.24388, -74.01653
- 16.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jackie Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Collaberg Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pingyp Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Buckberg Mountain: 1.2 mi
- The Pines: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Wayne-Washington Lookout: 1.3 mi
- Montrose Point State Forest: 3.6 mi
- George's Island Park: 3.9 mi
- Gurnee Park: 4.2 mi
- Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Laurel Drive Park: 1.7 mi
- Lowland Town Park: 2.0 mi
- Verplanck Waterfront Park: 2.9 mi
- Anthony Wayne Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Sunset Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- J J Wood Saw Mill: 3.7 mi
- Joseph Bartha: 4.7 mi
- Perkins Memorial Tower: 4.7 mi
- Race Track Reservoir: 5.1 mi
- Judges Stand: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Brickhead Truth: 4.6 mi
- Arc: 5.1 mi
- River Arch: 9.7 mi
- Washington Monument: 10.7 mi
- General Patton: 10.7 mi
Gardens
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 8.4 mi
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 8.5 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 12.0 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 12.3 mi
Museums: 59
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 3.1 mi
- Blauvelt Homestead: 5.3 mi
- History Center Museum: 5.3 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 5.4 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 59
- Scenic Overlook: 4.2 mi
- Hell Hole: 5.7 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 6.1 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 8.5 mi
- Pulpit: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 53
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 3.3 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 3.7 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 5.8 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 8.1 mi
- Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 28
- Ten Eycks Beach: 2.1 mi
- Brick Beach: 3.3 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 6.3 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 6.8 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Kakiat Park: 8.5 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Area B: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 14.7 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 16.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.1 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 21.5 mi
- Otter Hole: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 3.9 mi
- Monksville: 16.9 mi
- Dicktown: 20.3 mi
- New City Village: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Wallkill Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Bensons Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingerboard Mountain | WNW 288° | 420 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain North | W 279° | 417 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | WNW 301° | 416 m | 5.0 mi |
| South Stockbridge Mountain | NW 310° | 411 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain | W 274° | 407 m | 5.4 mi |
| Stockbridge Mountain | NW 322° | 402 m | 5.1 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | NW 305° | 396 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 6° | 394 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943702 — Bensons Point, Rockland County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357548214
Day trips start here
- Stony Point · 1 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 7 mi
- Highlands · 7 mi
- New City · 7 mi
- Rockland County · 7 mi
- Monsey · 9 mi
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