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East Mountain

East Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

East Mountain rises to 406 m in New York. Ellsworth Hill stands 473 m to the northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is North Preston Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34914594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72482, -73.53179

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • North Preston Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Preston Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Thayer Brook Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Chapel Pond Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Algo: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Ketcham Park: 2.2 mi
  • Kent Commons Park: 2.8 mi
  • Kent Green: 3.0 mi
  • Town of Dover: 5.5 mi
  • Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 50
  • Charcoal Hearth: 2.8 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 8.1 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 9.0 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 9.7 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Beaches: 18
Attractions: 17
  • Dover Stone Church: 3.1 mi
  • wings castle: 11.1 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 12.0 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 12.3 mi
  • Indian village: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 10
  • Jean Widmark: 17.3 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 20.7 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 20.8 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 20.9 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of East Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ellsworth HillNE 37°473 m6.7 mi
Preston HillSE 145°442 m1.3 mi
North Preston HillESE 106°441 m1.0 mi
Skiff MountainNE 43°431 m6.4 mi
Bromica MountainENE 77°428 m6.4 mi
Chapel Pond HillESE 111°426 m1.6 mi
Cobble MountainNNE 24°426 m3.9 mi
Mauwee PeakENE 74°426 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2019:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1915:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557655

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