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Big Fork Mountain

Big Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Fork Mountain rises to 665 m in New York. Brock Mountain stands 841 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Elm Tree Ridge, a peak 2.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
665 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92981, -75.11406

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.5 mi
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.6 mi
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.6 mi
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.5 mi
  • Crystal Lake Wild Forest: 6.2 mi
Parks: 35
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 4.6 mi
  • Long Eddy Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Delaware River Waterway Access: 7.3 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 8.7 mi
  • Hancock Town Square: 8.8 mi
Museums: 6
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 8.8 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
  • The Museum at Bethel Woods: 20.0 mi
  • Liberty Museum and Arts Center: 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 12.9 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
  • 1969 Woodstock Monument: 19.7 mi
  • Carriage House: 19.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Jensen Cascade: 4.8 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • White Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Wayne County Fairgrounds: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Roscoe: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spencer Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Piped Spring: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 10.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Big Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brock MountainNE 55°841 m13.7 mi
Cherry RidgeNE 54°801 m9.7 mi
Cherry RidgeNE 48°793 m9.8 mi
Starkweather HillNNE 13°776 m14.1 mi
Brock MountainNE 52°766 m13.7 mi
Morton HillENE 68°765 m11.1 mi
Brock MountainNE 52°763 m13.8 mi
Rodgers HillENE 68°755 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5820:40
September equinox06:4818:2319:00
December solstice07:2615:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455563696660483728
Precip in3.32.93.74.14.45.14.85.14.84.53.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callicoon CTR, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357548693

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