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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: 55
  • 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: 50
Historic sites: 33
  • 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 MountainS 171°1,228.34 m11.8 mi
Black DomeSE 126°1,217.37 m9.1 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSE 128°1,204.87 m8.5 mi
BlackheadESE 123°1,200.91 m9.9 mi
Rusk MountainS 183°1,123.493 m10.1 mi
East RuskS 178°1,105.814 m10.1 mi
Camel's HumpSE 131°1,095.4 m7.9 mi
Vly MountainSW 233°1,079.3 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 5080 °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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