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Cowan Mountain

Cowan Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34809737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
935 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34508, -74.64988

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
  • 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
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 3
Springs: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainESE 121°1,098 m10.6 mi
North Bearpen MountainESE 120°1,076 m9.8 mi
RoundtopESE 113°1,052 m8.9 mi
South BearpenSE 130°1,040 m10.5 mi
Bearpen FlatsSE 134°1,036 m10.8 mi
Southwest BearpenSE 133°1,035 m10.4 mi
North PlattekillS 190°1,021 m4.2 mi
Mount PisgahSSW 207°1,018 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:30

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555514

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