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Hooker Mountain

Hooker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hooker Mountain rises to 709 m in New York. Mount Jefferson stands 833 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hooker Mountain State Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

Hooker Mountain is a 2,310-foot-tall (700 m) mountain in the Central New York region of New York. It is located in Otsego County northwest of the hamlet of Schenevus. In 1935, a 79-foot-6-inch-tall (24.23 m) fire tower was installed on the mountain by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The tower ceased operations at the end of 1970, and later sold and removed in 1975.

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Wikidata Q30625299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
709 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59813, -74.85960

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 58
Parks: 32
Museums: 15
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 4.9 mi
  • James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 7.7 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 14.5 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Judds Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Boucks Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Hunter: 7.9 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 8.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Hooker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JeffersonSE 128°833 m15.6 mi
Woodchuck HillSE 126°817 m16.1 mi
Peters HillSE 142°769 m15.4 mi
Gunhouse HillSSE 147°720 m14.2 mi
The CobbleE 92°710 m15.2 mi
Pine MountainENE 70°698 m11.0 mi
Algerine HillENE 70°684 m10.5 mi
Cornish HillNNW 327°680 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2319:5820:41
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:2715:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182028415361666457463525
Precip in3.13.13.64.23.74.74.64.64.24.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357565361

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