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Bump Mountain

Bump Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bump Mountain rises to 750 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain Extension Unit, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

Bump Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northeast of Ashland. Richtmyer Peak is located north-northeast, The Knob is located west, and Ashland Pinnacle is located west-southwest of Bump Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34806891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
750 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34675, -74.26709

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Ashland Park: 4.7 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 6.4 mi
  • Irish Cultural Center: 9.4 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 11.2 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 49
Historic sites: 32
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 3.2 mi
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 5.8 mi
  • Post WWII Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Early Sawmill: 12.6 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 12.6 mi
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Veterans Garden: 16.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Bump Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainS1,228 m11.8 mi
Black DomeSE1,217 m9.1 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSE1,205 m8.5 mi
BlackheadESE1,201 m9.9 mi
Rusk MountainS1,123 m10.1 mi
East RuskS1,106 m10.1 mi
Camel's HumpSE1,095 m7.9 mi
Vly MountainSW1,079 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5520:38
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2415:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212229415361656457463627
Precip in4.43.14.84.84.04.64.65.15.36.04.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357551470

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