Breakneck Mountain
Breakneck Mountain rises to 384 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ladentown Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34806145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 384 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ladentown Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cranberry Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Squirrel Swamp Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Panther Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tuxedo Rock: 1.1 mi
- J J Wood Saw Mill: 1.6 mi
- Camp-18: 2.3 mi
- Camp buildings: 2.4 mi
- Ranger Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Augusta Furnace: 4.4 mi
- Mount Ivy County Park: 3.2 mi
- Willow Tree Park: 3.2 mi
- Kings Gate Park: 4.1 mi
- Fairway Park: 4.4 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 4.4 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 6.2 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 7.6 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 8.5 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 8.9 mi
- Gurnee Park: 3.5 mi
- Wayne-Washington Lookout: 6.5 mi
- Montrose Point State Forest: 8.5 mi
- George's Island Park: 8.5 mi
- Oscawana Island Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 3.5 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 3.6 mi
- Pulpit: 3.8 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 4.4 mi
- Jersey Volunteers: 5.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 4.6 mi
- Daffodil Hill: 8.7 mi
- Moraine Garden: 8.8 mi
- Barberry Collection: 8.8 mi
- Blauvelt Homestead: 6.1 mi
- History Center Museum: 6.2 mi
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
- Mahwah Museum: 7.7 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 8.2 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 7.2 mi
- Diana: 8.8 mi
- Eagles: 8.9 mi
- Eagles: 8.9 mi
- Swan Boy: 8.9 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 1.8 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 2.1 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 7.1 mi
- Brick Beach: 8.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach Club: 13.7 mi
- Kakiat Park: 3.8 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Area B: 17.3 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 11.6 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 16.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.5 mi
- Otter Hole: 16.8 mi
- Doodletown: 8.5 mi
- Monksville: 11.7 mi
- New City Village: 19.8 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.9 miles of Breakneck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 327° | 421 m | 3.4 mi |
| Fingerboard Mountain | N 356° | 420 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain North | NNW 346° | 417 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain | NNW 341° | 407 m | 3.6 mi |
| Island Pond Mountain | NNW 339° | 398 m | 4.6 mi |
| Surebridge Mountain | NNW 337° | 391 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rockhouse Mountain | N 7° | 387 m | 2.7 mi |
| Tom Jones Mountain | NW 310° | 387 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944672 — Breakneck Mountain, Rockland County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357550357
Day trips start here
- Rockland County · 5 mi
- Monsey · 6 mi
- Spring Valley · 6 mi
- Stony Point · 6 mi
- New City · 7 mi
- Suffern · 7 mi
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