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Brimstone Mountain

Brimstone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brimstone Mountain rises to 284 m in New York. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the south-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34806231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
284 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.30815, -74.27793

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Knapp's View: 1.6 mi
  • Chester Commons Park: 2.5 mi
  • Mombasha Park: 3.3 mi
  • Carpenter Park: 3.5 mi
  • Walter R Sturr Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Power Teach: 5.2 mi
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 6.9 mi
  • Eagles: 12.7 mi
  • Eagles: 12.7 mi
  • Diana: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 55
  • Lemon Squeezer: 8.3 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 9.5 mi
  • Pulpit: 12.1 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 12.4 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 50
Museums: 48
Gardens: 38
  • Goshen: 5.2 mi
  • The Bronx: 5.2 mi
  • West Coast: 5.3 mi
  • Midtown: 5.3 mi
  • Las Vegas: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 34
Rest areas: 5
  • Middletown Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 19.3 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 19.3 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mine Hole Falls: 11.2 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Otter Hole: 18.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 14.0 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Brimstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSSW 210°454 m7.9 mi
High PointENE 61°423 m9.5 mi
Black Rock MountainESE 122°421 m8.8 mi
Fingerboard MountainESE 108°420 m9.5 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthESE 114°417 m9.1 mi
Bradley MountainE 101°416 m9.5 mi
Warwick MountainSSW 212°410 m6.6 mi
Hogencamp MountainESE 116°407 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2519:5320:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836495968727163534131
Precip in2.62.13.04.03.84.64.24.54.34.53.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown 2 NW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357550555

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