Peak · New York
Canopus Hill
Canopus Hill rises to 252 m in New York. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Defiance Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34807581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 252 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.38509, -73.88597
- 22.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.9 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawkwatch · 29 mi
- High Exposure · 29 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 30 mi
- Artist's Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fort Defiance Hill: 1.0 mi
- Denning Hill: 1.4 mi
- Little Fort Hill: 2.1 mi
- Moneyhole Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Leonard Wagner aka Putnam Valley Town Park: 2.6 mi
- South Dock Park: 3.5 mi
- Kosciuszko’s Garden: 3.5 mi
- Trophy Point: 3.8 mi
- Kensington Woods: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Garrison School Forest: 1.8 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 1.9 mi
- Granite Mountain Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 2.8 mi
- Open Space Institute: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 3.7 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 3.7 mi
- Washington Monument: 3.8 mi
- Thayer Statue: 3.8 mi
- Arc: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 56
- Hell Hole: 7.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 15.5 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 18.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 55
- chimney: 1.3 mi
- Kosciuszko Monument: 3.5 mi
- Cadet Honor Code Memorial: 3.7 mi
- The Great Chain: 3.7 mi
- L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument: 3.7 mi
Museums: 44
- Schoolhouse Museum: 3.2 mi
- Boscobel House: 3.3 mi
- Magazzino: 3.4 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 4.0 mi
- West Point Museum: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 43
- Boscobel Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 4.4 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 34
- Timp-Torne Trail: 8.3 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 8.6 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 13.4 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 15.9 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 15
- Canopus Beach: 6.7 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 7.4 mi
- Brick Beach: 10.3 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 10.7 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- LG waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 20.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 20.2 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 22.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Princess circle picnic site: 14.5 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Pell Hill: 18.1 mi
- Kakiat Park: 20.3 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Doodletown: 8.5 mi
- Dicktown: 8.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Canopus Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | NNW 336° | 491 m | 7.3 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | NNW 337° | 465 m | 7.8 mi |
| Spy Rock | W 273° | 441 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bull Hill | NW 315° | 433 m | 5.2 mi |
| Crows Nest | WNW 288° | 429 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 276° | 429 m | 6.3 mi |
| Black Rock | WNW 283° | 424 m | 7.2 mi |
| Butter Hill | WNW 296° | 420 m | 6.6 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 | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595972
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 4 mi
- Highlands · 5 mi
- Putnam County · 8 mi
- Stony Point · 12 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 13 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 16 mi
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