Peak · New York
Cat Rock
Cat Rock rises to 224 m in New York. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Fort Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34807920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 224 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.36315, -73.92125
- 21.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.9 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
- Hawkwatch · 29 mi
- High Exposure · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Fort Hill: 0.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.8 mi
- Denning Hill: 1.0 mi
- White Rock: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Open Space Conservancy: 0.7 mi
- Garrison School Forest: 0.8 mi
- Garrison School Forest: 0.8 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 1.1 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Veteran's Park: 2.3 mi
- South Dock Park: 2.6 mi
- Roe Park: 2.6 mi
- Kosciuszko’s Garden: 2.6 mi
- Trophy Point: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- John Burroughs: 2.4 mi
- Cadet Honor Code Memorial: 2.7 mi
- L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument: 2.7 mi
- Kosciuszko Monument: 2.7 mi
- MacArthur Monument: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 2.7 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 2.7 mi
- Washington Monument: 2.7 mi
- Thayer Statue: 2.9 mi
- Arc: 5.5 mi
Gardens
- Boscobel Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 4.5 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Garden: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 57
- Hell Hole: 4.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 13.2 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 13.7 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 17.2 mi
Museums: 44
- MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center: 1.8 mi
- West Point Museum: 2.2 mi
- Boscobel House: 3.5 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 36
- Timp-Torne Trail: 6.1 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 6.3 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 12.1 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 13.5 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 10
- Brick Beach: 8.3 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 8.6 mi
- Canopus Beach: 8.9 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 9.5 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- LG waterfall: 21.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 22.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 22.5 mi
- Farms Falls: 22.9 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Princess circle picnic site: 16.0 mi
- Kakiat Park: 18.1 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
- Pell Hill: 19.0 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Doodletown: 6.1 mi
- Dicktown: 10.9 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Cat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Rock | WNW 290° | 441 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bull Hill | NNW 341° | 433 m | 5.5 mi |
| Crows Nest | NW 314° | 429 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 296° | 429 m | 4.9 mi |
| Black Rock | WNW 301° | 424 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Rascal | W 279° | 424 m | 6.8 mi |
| Butter Hill | NW 317° | 420 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hill of Pines | WNW 301° | 419 m | 5.3 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 | 15:46 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357552646
Day trips start here
- Highlands · 3 mi
- Cold Spring · 4 mi
- Putnam County · 10 mi
- Stony Point · 10 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 11 mi
- Ossining · 14 mi
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