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Cross Mountain

Cross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cross Mountain rises to 714 m in New York. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Barkaboom Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 26 miles off.

The story

Cross Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southwest of Margaretville. Touchmenot Mountain is located southwest of Cross Mountain and Barkaboom Mountain is located southwest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34809900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08092, -74.69571

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Barkaboom Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • West Huckleberry Ridge: 2.1 mi
  • Touchmenot Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Cradle Rock Ridge: 3.5 mi
  • Huckleberry Ridge: 3.8 mi
Parks: 26
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 9.7 mi
  • Smith Park: 11.8 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 12.9 mi
  • Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park: 13.5 mi
  • Covered Bridge Park: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 2.3 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 8.0 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 11.6 mi
  • Forstmann Castle: 11.9 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Tompkins Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 8.4 mi
  • High Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 13.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Piped Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Box Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 23.5 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 19.9 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.1 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 21.1 mi
  • White Rock: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Winnisook: 12.9 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 15.2 mi
  • Shandaken Eagle: 19.4 mi
  • Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 13.7 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 11.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doubletop MountainESE1,180 m9.4 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakESE1,175 m9.6 mi
Graham MountainESE1,174 m8.1 mi
Balsam Lake MountainESE1,136 m5.7 mi
Big Indian MountainESE1,127 m10.7 mi
Balsam MountainE1,099 m10.7 mi
Eagle MountainE1,092 m9.6 mi
Millbrook RidgeESE1,080 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5620:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 947806 — Cross Mountain, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357555762

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