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Doubletop Mountain

Doubletop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Doubletop Mountain rises to 1,180 m in New York. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the east-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Doubletop Mountain - South Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

Doubletop Mountain is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Doubletop Mountain is flanked to the northwest by Graham Mountain, to the east by Big Indian Mountain, and to the southwest by the Beaver Kill Range. Doubletop Mountain stands within the watershed of the Delaware River, which drains into Delaware Bay. The northeast side of Doubletop Mountain drains into the headwaters of Dry Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Delaware River. The northwest end of Doubletop Mountain drains into Flatiron Brook, thence into Dry Brook. The southwest side of Doubletop drains into the headwaters of Beaver Kill, thence into the East Branch of the Delaware River. The south end of Doubletop drains into High Falls Brook, thence into the West Branch of the Neversink River, and the Delaware River. The southeast slopes of Doubletop drain into Pigeon Brook, thence into Biscuit Brook, and the West Branch of the Neversink. Doubletop Mountain is within of New York's Catskill State Park.

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Wikidata Q5300164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02759, -74.52821

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
  • Big Indian Park: 6.7 mi
  • Smith Park: 7.8 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 8.9 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 9.3 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 39
  • High Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Otter Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Cornell Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 1.4 mi
  • Forstmann Castle: 3.0 mi
  • Curtiss & Ormsbee Monument: 6.0 mi
  • John Burroughs Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 13
Springs: 8
  • Piped Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Piped Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Rail Explorers: 11.9 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 12.5 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 20.2 mi
  • Overturned 1938 Truck: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Belleayre Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Tongore Park Beach: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Doubletop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainESE 105°1,266 m7.6 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakSSE 155°1,175 m0.3 mi
Graham MountainNW 307°1,174 m1.3 mi
Cornell MountainESE 102°1,174 m9.0 mi
Table MountainSE 127°1,165.86 m7.9 mi
Peekamoose MountainSE 128°1,164.03 m8.4 mi
Wittenberg MountainE 98°1,152.75 m9.4 mi
Balsam Lake MountainWNW 291°1,136 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2319:5620:38
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 973348 — Doubletop Mountain, Ulster County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598517

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