Illinois Mountain
Illinois Mountain rises to 343 m in New York. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Lloyd, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Illinois Mountain is a 1,125-foot-tall (343 m) mountain located south of the Catskill Mountains of New York west of Poughkeepsie in the town of Lloyd. Illinois Mountain is north of Marlboro Mountain. It contains 280 acres of protected parkland with hiking trails, managed by Scenic Hudson. The Town of Lloyd maintains reservoirs and water infrastructure on the mountain. There is a radio tower and other towers at the top of the mountain. There is a gated service road leading to the top.
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Wikidata Q34824760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 343 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock · 9 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 9 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 9 mi
- Thurston Rock · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Town of Lloyd: 0.3 mi
- Scenic Hudson: 0.4 mi
- Town of Lloyd: 0.8 mi
- Scenic Hudson: 0.8 mi
- Town of Lloyd: 1.0 mi
- Berean Park: 0.7 mi
- Tony Williams Town Park: 1.1 mi
- Bob Shepard Highland Landing Park: 2.4 mi
- Johnson-Iorio Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Longview Park: 2.9 mi
- Sojourner Truth Statue: 2.2 mi
- Dutchess County Map: 3.1 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 3.2 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 3.6 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 4.6 mi
- Johnson-Iorio Memorial Monument: 2.5 mi
- Upper Landing Signage Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Victor C. Waryas Memorial Stone: 3.0 mi
- John Falcone Memorial: 3.1 mi
- WWII Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Marlboro Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hilltop: 3.7 mi
- Peach Hill: 6.3 mi
- Spy Hill: 6.4 mi
- Hogback Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mid-Hudson Children's Museum: 3.0 mi
- Clinton House: 4.3 mi
- Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum: 4.6 mi
- Locust Grove Estate: 4.7 mi
- Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art: 4.8 mi
- Kaal Rock: 3.0 mi
- Bard Rock: 6.4 mi
- Indian Rock: 8.0 mi
- Skytop: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 9.1 mi
- LG waterfall: 4.5 mi
- Mossy Brook Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Saw Mill Falls: 12.0 mi
- Peter's Kill Falls: 12.2 mi
- The Teaching Garden: 3.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.5 mi
- Roosevelt Home Garden: 4.6 mi
- Cut Garden: 4.7 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 4.7 mi
- Berean Park Beach: 0.9 mi
- East Cove Beach: 7.6 mi
- West Cove Beach: 7.6 mi
- North Landing Beach: 7.8 mi
- Private Beach: 8.0 mi
- Huguenot Street Historic District: 5.2 mi
- Historic Huguenot District: 5.3 mi
- Ulster County Fair: 6.5 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 9.1 mi
- Swimming Hole: 10.5 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Bear Wallow: 20.7 mi
- Bear Wallow: 20.8 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 21.6 mi
- Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District: 11.3 mi
- Dicktown: 20.4 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 9.9 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Illinois Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | NNE 18° | 862 m | 3.7 mi |
| Murray Hill | W 264° | 615 m | 15.7 mi |
| South Beacon Mountain | S 171° | 491 m | 16.7 mi |
| Millbrook Mountain | W 266° | 489 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | S 171° | 465 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSE 165° | 456 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lambs Hill | SSE 168° | 454 m | 15.9 mi |
| Clove Mountain | E 98° | 426 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953592 — Illinois Mountain, Ulster County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357566008
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 21 mi
- Putnam County · 24 mi
- Highlands · 26 mi
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