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Fingerboard Mountain

Fingerboard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fingerboard Mountain rises to 420 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the southwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogencamp Mountain North, a peak 1.0 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Fingerboard Mountain is a mountain located southeast of the hamlet of Central Valley in Orange County, New York.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34868506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
420 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.26509, -74.10403

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hogencamp Mountain North: 1.0 mi
  • Hasenclever Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Lindley Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Bradley Mountain: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Mary H Harriman Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Mary Harriman Park: 3.9 mi
  • Harriman Bicentennial Capsule: 3.9 mi
  • Central Valley Park: 4.3 mi
  • Anthony Wayne Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 58
  • Bowling Rocks: 1.9 mi
  • New York Renaissance Faire: 6.6 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 6.7 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 7.3 mi
  • Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 56
Artworks
  • Power Teach: 7.2 mi
  • Arc: 8.9 mi
  • Brickhead Truth: 9.0 mi
  • Wave Field: 10.6 mi
  • Storm King Wall: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 53
  • Lemon Squeezer: 1.6 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 5.7 mi
  • Hell Hole: 7.0 mi
  • Pulpit: 7.5 mi
  • Jersey Volunteers: 8.8 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 46
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 11.8 mi
  • Winter Garden: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 29
Picnic sites: 12
  • Kakiat Park: 8.2 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Area B: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mine Hole Falls: 13.4 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Otter Hole: 19.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Fingerboard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainSW421 m2.3 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthSW417 m1.0 mi
Bradley MountainNNE416 m1.1 mi
Blackcap MountainN416 m4.7 mi
South Stockbridge MountainNNE411 m1.8 mi
Hogencamp MountainSW407 m1.4 mi
Stockbridge MountainNNE402 m2.9 mi
Island Pond MountainW398 m1.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2419:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:1918:55
December solstice07:1915:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950066 — Fingerboard Mountain, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559562

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