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Black Ash Mountain

Black Ash Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Ash Mountain rises to 336 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Cabin Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34805458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
336 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.21232, -74.16153

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Parker Cabin Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Blauvelt Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Smith Rock: 1.2 mi
  • Car Pond Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 1.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Claudius Smith Den: 1.1 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 3.5 mi
  • Pulpit: 3.5 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 4.5 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Camp buildings: 1.3 mi
  • Augusta Furnace: 1.4 mi
  • Southfields Furnace: 3.1 mi
  • Ranger Cabin: 3.1 mi
  • Camp-18: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Powerhouse Park: 1.5 mi
  • Quary Field: 1.6 mi
  • Tuxedo Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Louis E Euvard Memorial Field: 2.4 mi
  • Dater Mountain County Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Diana: 7.1 mi
  • Eagles: 7.1 mi
  • Eagles: 7.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 7.2 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.4 mi
Museums: 59
Gardens: 48
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 7.1 mi
  • Winter Garden: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 36
Picnic sites: 12
  • Kakiat Park: 5.2 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 8.9 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Otter Hole: 15.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Middletown Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of Black Ash Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainNE 36°421 m2.4 mi
Fingerboard MountainNE 39°420 m4.7 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthNE 38°417 m3.8 mi
Hogencamp MountainNE 39°407 m3.3 mi
Island Pond MountainNNE 25°398 m3.8 mi
Surebridge MountainNNE 30°391 m3.3 mi
Tom Jones MountainNE 46°387 m1.4 mi
Rockhouse MountainENE 63°387 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2519:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2015:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944064 — Black Ash Mountain, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549139

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