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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

Coordinates41.19983, -74.09840

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • 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
Museums
Historic sites: 59
  • 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
Cliffs
  • Claudius Smith Den: 3.6 mi
  • Pulpit: 3.8 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 4.4 mi
  • Jersey Volunteers: 5.0 mi
  • Kitty Corners: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 58
  • 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
Artworks
  • Brickhead Truth: 7.2 mi
  • Diana: 8.8 mi
  • Eagles: 8.9 mi
  • Swan Boy: 8.9 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 39
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Waterfalls: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainNNW421 m3.4 mi
Fingerboard MountainN420 m4.5 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthNNW417 m3.9 mi
Hogencamp MountainNNW407 m3.6 mi
Island Pond MountainNNW398 m4.6 mi
Surebridge MountainNNW391 m4.0 mi
Rockhouse MountainN387 m2.7 mi
Tom Jones MountainNW387 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2419:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:1918:55
December solstice07:1915:4716:31

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, 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

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