Huntersfield Mountain
Huntersfield Mountain rises to 1,043 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntersfield State Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
Huntersfield Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York north-northwest of Ashland. Ashland Pinnacle is located east, and Tower Mountain is located south-southeast of Huntersfield Mountain. It is the highest point in Schoharie County and it is ranked 9 of 62 on the list of New York County High Points.
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Wikidata Q34874827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,043 m
How to reach it
- 27.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Huntersfield State Forest: 0.8 mi
- Macumber Road Unit: 1.6 mi
- Partridge Road Unit: 1.6 mi
- Conesville Unit: 2.4 mi
- Durham Road Unit: 2.7 mi
- Ashland Pinnacle: 1.7 mi
- The Knob: 1.8 mi
- Sicklers Mountain: 2.8 mi
- South Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Dog Hill: 3.9 mi
- Red Falls: 3.9 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 4.6 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 5.5 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Creamery Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ashland Park: 3.6 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 7.9 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 10.2 mi
- Kirkside Park: 12.0 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 13.4 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 7.2 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 9.1 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 15.2 mi
- Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 15.4 mi
- Pratt Museum: 5.2 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 5.2 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 6.1 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 8.8 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 8.9 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 4.5 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 15.6 mi
- Vromans Nose: 16.1 mi
- The Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 19.1 mi
- Pratt Rock: 5.0 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 19.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: 19.1 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.4 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 9.6 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 14.4 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 24.2 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 12.3 mi
- Winnisook: 18.1 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 19.0 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 15.3 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Garden: 18.8 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Huntersfield Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | SW 226° | 1,098 m | 9.0 mi |
| Vly Mountain | SSW 214° | 1,079 m | 9.2 mi |
| Windham High Peak | ESE 105° | 1,077 m | 10.8 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | SW 231° | 1,076 m | 9.0 mi |
| Roundtop | WSW 240° | 1,052 m | 8.5 mi |
| South Bearpen | SW 225° | 1,040 m | 10.6 mi |
| Southwest Bearpen | SW 225° | 1,035 m | 11.1 mi |
| Evergreen Mountain | S 169° | 1,027 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953486 — Huntersfield Mountain, Schoharie County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357565877
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