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Clove Mountain

Clove Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Clove Mountain rises to 426 m in New York. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the east, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Clove Mountain is located in Union Vale, Dutchess County, New York, rising to an elevation of 1,398 ft (426 m). It is the town's highest point. It marks the southern extent of the Taconic Mountains and its bedrock is metamorphic, composed of rocks like schist, phyllite, and metagraywacke. Flora and fauna on the mountain are consistent with those found throughout the broader New England Uplands. Rattlesnakes are commonly found on the mountain.

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Wikidata Q8523536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
426 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.68843, -73.69291

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Tymor Park: 2.8 mi
  • Godfrey Park: 3.0 mi
  • Red Wing Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
  • Freedom Park: 3.9 mi
  • Red Wing Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area: 4.7 mi
  • Whortekill Rod & Gun Club: 4.8 mi
  • West Mountain State Forest: 5.5 mi
  • Friends of Great Swamp: 7.7 mi
  • Leather Hill Preserve: 8.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Charcoal Hearth: 9.0 mi
  • World War Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
  • William W Smith Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Dudley Memorial Plaza: 11.6 mi
  • Fallen Fire Fighters Memorials: 11.8 mi
Museums: 46
Gardens: 20
Beaches: 20
Attractions: 15
  • Dover Stone Church: 6.4 mi
  • wings castle: 10.6 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 14.6 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 16.5 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 12.6 mi
  • Dutchess County Map: 12.7 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 13.1 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 13.6 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cascades: 9.6 mi
  • LG waterfall: 12.6 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Clove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston HillE 81°442 m9.2 mi
North Preston HillENE 76°441 m9.5 mi
Chapel Pond HillENE 79°426 m10.0 mi
Dennis HillESE 124°416 m4.2 mi
East MountainENE 73°406 m8.7 mi
Mount EgbertS 180°405 m8.6 mi
Observatory HillSE 132°405 m10.5 mi
Schaghticoke MountainE 91°404 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1915:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475866716962514031
Precip in3.33.13.73.53.54.13.84.64.64.23.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357554288

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