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Brown Mountain

Brown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Mountain rises to 622 m in New York. Roundtop stands 1,052 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Blenheim Covered Bridge, a attraction 1.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Brown Mountain is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York. It is located southeast of North Blenheim. Reed Hill is located southwest and Safford Hill is located northeast of Brown Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34806338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
622 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45508, -74.41931

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
Historic sites: 21
  • Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 12.9 mi
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 12.9 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 14.4 mi
  • Post WWII Memorial: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Creamery Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Boucks Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 8.3 mi
Museums: 19
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 2.3 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 2.3 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 6
  • Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 1.6 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 15.2 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 16.7 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Veterans Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Landis Arboretum: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RoundtopSSW 198°1,052 m11.7 mi
Huntersfield MountainSSE 152°1,043 m7.8 mi
Schultice MountainSSW 208°1,001 m10.6 mi
Moresville Range HPSW 233°991 m9.3 mi
Richmond MountainSE 129°980 m9.7 mi
Utsayantha MountainWSW 246°978 m9.5 mi
McGregor MountainWSW 241°973 m9.3 mi
Irish MountainSSW 214°934 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944921 — Brown Mountain, Schoharie County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551032

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