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Camel Back

Camel Back, seen from above at true elevation

Camel Back rises to 525 m in New York. White Hill stands 765 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Kinzua Bridge Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34807415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
525 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06840, -78.44502

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Riverview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Franchot Field: 0.7 mi
  • Oak Hill Park: 0.9 mi
  • Marcus Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 10
Attractions: 7
  • Valley Road: 17.7 mi
  • 302 W. Green St.: 17.8 mi
  • 802 W Main St.: 17.9 mi
  • Judge Joseph Bouton Mansion: 17.9 mi
  • Byron Delano Hamlin Mansion: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bridal falls: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Camel Back. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White HillE 95°765 m19.4 mi
Prospect HillS 169°745 m17.9 mi
Clara HillSE 134°740 m20.0 mi
Hartzfelt MountainS 191°735 m3.2 mi
Flatiron RockS 179°720 m2.9 mi
McCarty HillNW 315°710 m18.1 mi
Richburg HillE 85°709 m16.3 mi
Mount MoriahW 273°708 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1120:54
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:3916:0116:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532455664696761493829
Precip in2.72.02.63.43.74.54.34.03.83.62.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olean, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357552043

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