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Cat Hill

Cat Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cat Hill rises to 225 m in New York. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Wagner aka Putnam Valley Town Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34807864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
225 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.34232, -73.89125

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Leonard Wagner aka Putnam Valley Town Park: 1.4 mi
  • Kensington Woods: 1.9 mi
  • Blackberry Woods: 2.5 mi
  • Sprout Brook Park: 2.6 mi
  • Rock Hill Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Hudson Highlands Gateway Park: 2.5 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 2.5 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 2.8 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 2.9 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Quarry: 3.6 mi
  • Quarry Mine: 3.7 mi
  • East Redoubt: 3.7 mi
  • Old Car: 3.8 mi
  • West Redoubt: 3.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Boscobel Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Garden: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 56
  • Hell Hole: 5.5 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 7.8 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 13.2 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 13.8 mi
  • Raven's Rock: 17.4 mi
Museums: 52
Attractions: 37
Beaches: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Farms Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.9 mi
  • LG waterfall: 22.9 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 16.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Princess circle picnic site: 17.4 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 17.8 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Cat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spy RockWNW 297°441 m7.5 mi
Bull HillNNW 333°433 m7.4 mi
Crows NestNW 314°429 m6.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillWNW 301°429 m7.0 mi
Hill of PinesNW 304°419 m7.4 mi
Bear MountainWSW 251°394 m6.3 mi
Mount MiseryNW 306°387 m7.7 mi
Long Pond MountainWNW 285°384 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2319:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727264534233
Precip in3.63.04.43.94.34.54.74.34.64.63.74.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shrub OAK, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357552626

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