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Cat Hill

Cat Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cat Hill rises to 255 m in New York. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Magazzino, a museum 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34807872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
255 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.41787, -73.91819

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Connecticut Line: 1.3 mi
  • Boring Mill Backshot Wheel: 1.5 mi
  • chimney: 1.9 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Parrott Gun: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Nelsonville Park: 1.6 mi
  • Blacktop: 1.9 mi
  • McConville Park: 2.0 mi
  • Foundry Dock Park: 2.1 mi
  • End of Main St Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Open Space Institute: 1.9 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.3 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.7 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 3.1 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 3.1 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 57
  • Eagle Cliff: 6.2 mi
  • Hell Hole: 7.6 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 15.7 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 17.2 mi
  • Kaal Rock: 19.8 mi
Museums: 44
Gardens: 39
  • Boscobel Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Garden: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 9.7 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 9.9 mi
  • Van Cortlandt Manor: 15.8 mi
  • Bowling Rocks: 16.2 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 15
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • LG waterfall: 17.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Cat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainNNW 343°491 m4.6 mi
North Beacon MountainNNW 344°465 m5.1 mi
Bald HillN 1°456 m5.8 mi
Lambs HillN 354°454 m5.4 mi
Spy RockWSW 251°441 m5.7 mi
Bull HillNW 306°433 m2.4 mi
Crows NestW 259°429 m3.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 251°429 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595990

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