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Cairn Mountain

Cairn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cairn Mountain rises to 343 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the east-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34807342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
343 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.22093, -74.21015

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Quary Field: 1.1 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 2.1 mi
  • Tuxedo Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Louis E Euvard Memorial Field: 2.7 mi
  • Dater Mountain County Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Augusta Furnace: 2.0 mi
  • Southfields Furnace: 2.7 mi
  • Camp buildings: 3.8 mi
  • Ranger Cabin: 4.3 mi
  • Sloatsburg Cemetery: 4.7 mi
Attractions
Cliffs
  • Claudius Smith Den: 2.7 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 4.8 mi
  • Pulpit: 5.1 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 5.5 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Eagles: 6.7 mi
  • Eagles: 6.7 mi
  • Diana: 6.7 mi
  • Swan Boy: 6.8 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 7.0 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 47
  • Daffodil Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 6.7 mi
  • Winter Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Annual Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 35
Picnic sites: 12
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 7.1 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 7.2 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 14.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Middletown Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 24.6 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Cairn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainENE 71°421 m4.2 mi
Fingerboard MountainENE 61°420 m6.3 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthENE 64°417 m5.4 mi
Hogencamp MountainENE 67°407 m5.0 mi
Bellvale MountainWSW 258°406 m6.0 mi
Island Pond MountainNE 56°398 m5.0 mi
Surebridge MountainENE 62°391 m4.8 mi
Lindley MountainNE 51°390 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2519:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945439 — Cairn Mountain, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551864

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