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Hawks Nest

Hawks Nest, seen from above at true elevation

Hawks Nest rises to 545 m in New York. Brock Mountain stands 841 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam Miller Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

Hawks Nest is a mountain in Sullivan County, New York. It is located northeast of Long Eddy. Cherry Ridge is located north-northwest and Sam Miller Hill is located northeast of Hawks Nest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34823710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
545 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86481, -75.10156

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Wild Forest: 3.9 mi
  • Delaware Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.6 mi
  • Horton Brook Unit: 10.1 mi
  • Baxter Brook Unit: 11.5 mi
Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Delaware River Waterway Access: 2.8 mi
  • Long Eddy Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Callicoon Center Recreational Field: 8.3 mi
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 8.4 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
  • Wayne County Fairgrounds: 20.2 mi
  • grassy track continues: 20.6 mi
  • rattlesnake, 2018-7-1: 21.0 mi
  • White Rock: 21.1 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • 1969 Woodstock Monument: 15.9 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 16.1 mi
  • Carriage House: 17.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 20.7 mi
  • Old stone bridge: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Jensen Cascade: 3.4 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Carley Brook Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Roscoe: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 10.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spencer Spring: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • river access: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Hawks Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brock MountainNE841 m16.3 mi
Cherry RidgeNE801 m12.5 mi
Morton HillNE765 m13.0 mi
Rodgers HillNE755 m11.5 mi
Brace HillNNE752 m18.2 mi
Fuller HillNNE751 m12.2 mi
Houck MountainN748 m17.2 mi
Fork MountainN741 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5720:40
September equinox06:4818:2319:00
December solstice07:2515:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455563696660483728
Precip in3.32.93.74.14.45.14.85.14.84.53.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callicoon CTR, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952412 — Hawks Nest, Sullivan County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357563874

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