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Churchill Mountain

Churchill Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Churchill Mountain rises to 934 m in New York. North Bearpen Mountain stands 1,076 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Kudish Natural History Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

Churchill Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-southeast of Stamford. Utsayantha Mountain is located northeast, Cowan Mountain is located southwest, and McGregor Mountain is located east of Churchill Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34808754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
934 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38869, -74.60987

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 30
Museums: 15
  • Maple Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 8.5 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 8.5 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Winnisook: 21.4 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 23.3 mi
  • Rip Van Winkle: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Churchill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Bearpen MountainSE1,076 m10.2 mi
RoundtopSE1,052 m8.9 mi
North PlattekillSSW1,021 m7.6 mi
Schultice MountainSE1,001 m6.8 mi
Plattekill MountainSSW996 m8.6 mi
Moresville Range HPESE991 m2.5 mi
Narrow Notch MountainS985 m3.8 mi
Utsayantha MountainNE978 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2219:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357553881

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