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Hemlock Mountain

Hemlock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hemlock Mountain rises to 990 m in New York. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the east-southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

Hemlock Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northeast of Frost Valley. Spruce Mountain is located northwest, Wildcat Mountain is located southwest and Panther Mountain is located northeast of Hemlock Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34921769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
990 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.01287, -74.43904

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Spruce Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Winnisook Lake Mountain (Western Summit): 0.7 mi
  • Winnisook Lake Mountain (Eastern Summit): 1.1 mi
  • East Wildcat: 1.7 mi
  • Fir Mountain: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Big Indian Park: 6.3 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 7.8 mi
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 8.0 mi
  • Parish Field: 8.2 mi
  • Smith Park: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Otter Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Cornell Falls: 4.0 mi
  • High Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Vernooy Kill Falls: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 46
Cliffs: 39
Museums: 24
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Rail Explorers: 8.2 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 8.2 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 19.7 mi
  • Overturned 1938 Truck: 20.4 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 20.5 mi
Springs: 7
  • Table Mountain Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Piped Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 9.8 mi
  • Box Spring: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Rondout Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainESE1,266 m2.9 mi
Doubletop MountainWNW1,180 m4.7 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakW1,175 m4.5 mi
Cornell MountainE1,174 m4.3 mi
Graham MountainWNW1,174 m5.9 mi
Table MountainSSE1,166 m4.1 mi
Peekamoose MountainSSE1,164 m4.6 mi
Wittenberg MountainE1,153 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2319:5520:38
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2315:4516:30

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357564127

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