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Houck Mountain

Houck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Houck Mountain rises to 748 m in New York. Brock Mountain stands 841 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Beerston Unit, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34824232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11147, -75.14600

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 39
Attractions: 7
  • White Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 20.7 mi
  • Site of the Prophet Trial: 21.1 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
  • Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 23.5 mi
Museums: 6
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 12.8 mi
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Bainbridge Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Oneonta History Centre: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 9.9 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 10.8 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 19.1 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Russell Brook Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 16.6 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Roscoe: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Beamoc Trout: 17.2 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Houck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brock MountainESE 110°841 m13.6 mi
Cherry RidgeSE 126°801 m11.7 mi
Cherry RidgeSE 124°793 m10.8 mi
Prospect HillENE 68°783 m9.5 mi
Starkweather HillENE 77°776 m5.0 mi
Brock MountainESE 108°766 m13.1 mi
Brock MountainESE 108°763 m13.1 mi
Bryden HillE 84°758 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2519:5820:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2615:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357565542

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