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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
Historic sites
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
Nature reserves
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
Attractions: 59
  • 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
Cliffs: 55
  • Lemon Squeezer: 1.6 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 5.7 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 6.7 mi
  • Hell Hole: 7.0 mi
  • Pulpit: 7.5 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 51
  • 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: 31
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 MountainSW 223°421 m2.3 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthSW 225°417 m1.0 mi
Bradley MountainNNE 14°416 m1.1 mi
Blackcap MountainN 11°416 m4.7 mi
South Stockbridge MountainNNE 26°411 m1.8 mi
Hogencamp MountainSW 219°407 m1.4 mi
Stockbridge MountainNNE 29°402 m2.9 mi
Island Pond MountainW 260°398 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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