Candlewood Hill
Candlewood Hill rises to 300 m in New York. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Agatha A. Durland Scout Reservation, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34807552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 300 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 28 mi
- High Exposure · 28 mi
- Hawkwatch · 28 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Agatha A. Durland Scout Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Wiccopee Reservoir: 1.6 mi
- Open Space Institute: 2.0 mi
- Granite Mountain Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 4.4 mi
- Kiah Hill: 1.0 mi
- Greg's Peak: 1.1 mi
- Tinker Hill: 1.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.9 mi
- Spruce Hill: 2.3 mi
- chimney: 2.2 mi
- Connecticut Line: 4.8 mi
- Boring Mill Backshot Wheel: 5.1 mi
- Kosciuszko Monument: 5.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Fahnestock Winter Park: 4.0 mi
- Leonard Wagner aka Putnam Valley Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Mahopac Airport Park: 4.9 mi
- Nelsonville Park: 5.2 mi
- Blacktop: 5.5 mi
- General Patton: 5.8 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 5.8 mi
- Washington Monument: 5.9 mi
- Thayer Statue: 5.9 mi
- Arc: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Hell Hole: 9.8 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 18.3 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 18.6 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 18.7 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 5.5 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Garden: 13.5 mi
- Personal Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Magazzino: 3.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 4.3 mi
- Boscobel House: 4.7 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 5.2 mi
- Great Buddha Hall: 5.6 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 11.1 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 11.4 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 15.2 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 15.6 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 18.2 mi
- Canopus Beach: 4.0 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 5.7 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
- Brick Beach: 13.0 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 13.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 17.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.6 mi
- LG waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 19.4 mi
- Farms Falls: 23.5 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 12.7 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
- Pell Hill: 17.7 mi
- Kakiat Park: 23.2 mi
- Dicktown: 5.7 mi
- Doodletown: 11.3 mi
- The Silver Spring: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Candlewood Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | NW 313° | 491 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | NW 315° | 465 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 329° | 456 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lambs Hill | NW 323° | 454 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bull Hill | WNW 286° | 433 m | 5.7 mi |
| Crows Nest | W 266° | 429 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 260° | 429 m | 8.3 mi |
| Butter Hill | W 276° | 420 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shrub OAK, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945762 — Candlewood Hill, Putnam County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357552252
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 5 mi
- Putnam County · 5 mi
- Highlands · 8 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 15 mi
- Stony Point · 15 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 18 mi
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