Cowan Mountain
Cowan Mountain rises to 935 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyon Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Cowan Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Hobart. Lyon Mountain is located west of Cowan Mountain and Mount Warren is located southwest.
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Wikidata Q34809737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 935 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Relay State Forest: 2.0 mi
- Town Brook Unit: 2.1 mi
- Roses Brook Unit: 2.9 mi
- Whiskey Hollow Unit: 3.1 mi
- Whiskey Tower Unit: 3.1 mi
- Lyon Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Griffin Hill: 1.8 mi
- Narrow Notch Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Bob: 2.4 mi
- Old Clump: 2.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Kirkside Park: 5.8 mi
- Village Green at Jefferson: 9.6 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 11.5 mi
- Delhi Community Park: 13.9 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 17.1 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 17.9 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 20.4 mi
- Maple Museum: 9.6 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 10.9 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 11.3 mi
- Pratt Museum: 11.3 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 11.9 mi
- Stratton Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 10.2 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 10.8 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 11.5 mi
- Creamery Falls: 12.9 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 12.4 mi
- Vromans Nose: 22.6 mi
- Money Point: 24.5 mi
- The Cliff: 24.6 mi
- Giant Ledge: 24.8 mi
- Winnisook: 19.7 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 22.1 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 23.7 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 24.9 mi
- Pratt Rock: 11.8 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 22.5 mi
- Piped Spring: 20.4 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 24.6 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 24.7 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 17.6 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Cowan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,098 m | 10.6 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,076 m | 9.8 mi |
| Roundtop | ESE 113° | 1,052 m | 8.9 mi |
| South Bearpen | SE 130° | 1,040 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bearpen Flats | SE 134° | 1,036 m | 10.8 mi |
| Southwest Bearpen | SE 133° | 1,035 m | 10.4 mi |
| North Plattekill | S 190° | 1,021 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 207° | 1,018 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357555514
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