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Horse Chock Mountain

Horse Chock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Chock Mountain rises to 330 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is J J Wood Saw Mill, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34874162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
330 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.20898, -74.05875

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
  • Bowling Rocks: 4.4 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 6.6 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 7.0 mi
  • Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 7.3 mi
  • New York Renaissance Faire: 9.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Brickhead Truth: 5.2 mi
  • Arc: 8.3 mi
  • River Arch: 10.4 mi
  • Diana: 10.9 mi
  • Eagles: 11.0 mi
Gardens
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Moraine Garden: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Scenic Overlook: 2.2 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 5.1 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 5.7 mi
  • Pulpit: 5.8 mi
  • Jersey Volunteers: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 14
  • Kakiat Park: 5.2 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Area B: 18.0 mi
  • Area C: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Otter Hole: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Horse Chock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainWNW 299°421 m4.5 mi
Fingerboard MountainNNW 329°420 m4.5 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthNW 317°417 m4.4 mi
Hogencamp MountainNW 311°407 m4.3 mi
Island Pond MountainNW 314°398 m5.2 mi
Goshen MountainN 351°396 m4.5 mi
Surebridge MountainNW 310°391 m4.8 mi
Rockhouse MountainNW 320°387 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1915:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357565487

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