Peak · New York
Buchanan Mountain
Buchanan Mountain rises to 347 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the east-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34806466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 347 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.26787, -74.20293
- 11.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 13 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 27 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mombasha Park: 2.0 mi
- Quary Field: 3.3 mi
- Harriman Bicentennial Capsule: 4.0 mi
- Ruach Hachayim: 4.2 mi
- Mary Harriman Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tiger Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Green Pond Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Peter Hawk Watch Trailway: 4.7 mi
- Wanaque Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Stony Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.3 mi
- Gurnee Park: 10.5 mi
- Wayne-Washington Lookout: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Southfields Furnace: 1.5 mi
- Ranger Cabin: 3.3 mi
- First MIA Flag: 4.0 mi
- Harriman: 4.0 mi
- First Train Telegraph: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 53
- New York Renaissance Faire: 1.9 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Ringwood Manor: 9.3 mi
- Brick Party: 9.6 mi
- LEGO Rebuild The World: 9.6 mi
Museums: 53
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 10.7 mi
- Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame: 11.2 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 11.8 mi
- Mahwah Museum: 12.4 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 12.8 mi
Artworks
- Power Teach: 5.4 mi
- Wine and Design Warwick: 9.2 mi
- Eagles: 9.9 mi
- Diana: 10.0 mi
- Swan Boy: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 51
- Lemon Squeezer: 3.7 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 5.2 mi
- Pulpit: 7.8 mi
- Crumbling Under Pressure: 8.5 mi
- Gravitas Wall: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 40
- Goshen: 9.5 mi
- West Coast: 9.6 mi
- The Bronx: 9.6 mi
- Midtown: 9.6 mi
- Las Vegas: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 34
- New Sebago Beach: 5.1 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 6.1 mi
- Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 11.9 mi
- Wawayanda Beach: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Reservable Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Kakiat Park: 9.6 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Two Field Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Mine Hole Falls: 10.0 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 16.9 mi
- Otter Hole: 17.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Middletown Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 23.8 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 10.6 mi
- Monksville: 11.2 mi
- New City Village: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Rail-Trail Spring: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Buchanan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Mountain | ESE 118° | 421 m | 4.0 mi |
| Fingerboard Mountain | E 92° | 420 m | 5.1 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain North | E 101° | 417 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | E 80° | 416 m | 5.5 mi |
| South Stockbridge Mountain | ENE 76° | 411 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain | ESE 107° | 407 m | 4.4 mi |
| Island Pond Mountain | E 96° | 398 m | 3.8 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | E 87° | 396 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945008 — Buchanan Mountain, Orange County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551170
Day trips start here
- Stony Point · 11 mi
- Suffern · 11 mi
- Monsey · 12 mi
- Rockland County · 12 mi
- Highlands · 13 mi
- Spring Valley · 13 mi
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