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Island Pond Mountain

Island Pond Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Island Pond Mountain rises to 398 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the south, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lemon Squeezer, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34875499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
398 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.26176, -74.13042

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Echo Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Surebridge Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Hogencamp Mountain North: 0.8 mi
  • West Island Pond Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Hogencamp Mountain: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bowling Rocks: 1.2 mi
  • New York Renaissance Faire: 5.2 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 8.1 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 8.7 mi
  • Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 10.4 mi
Parks
  • Harriman Bicentennial Capsule: 3.5 mi
  • Mary Harriman Park: 3.5 mi
  • Mary H Harriman Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Quary Field: 4.1 mi
  • Central Valley Park: 4.3 mi
Artworks
  • Power Teach: 6.6 mi
  • Brickhead Truth: 10.0 mi
  • Arc: 10.3 mi
  • Eagles: 10.9 mi
  • Eagles: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 56
  • Lemon Squeezer: 0.3 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 4.8 mi
  • Pulpit: 7.0 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 7.4 mi
  • Jersey Volunteers: 8.2 mi
Museums: 51
Gardens: 50
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 10.9 mi
  • Winter Garden: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 11
  • Kakiat Park: 8.0 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Area B: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mine Hole Falls: 12.2 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Otter Hole: 18.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainS 187°421 m1.5 mi
Fingerboard MountainE 80°420 m1.4 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthESE 123°417 m0.8 mi
Bradley MountainNE 51°416 m2.1 mi
South Stockbridge MountainNE 49°411 m2.9 mi
Hogencamp MountainSSE 151°407 m1.0 mi
Stockbridge MountainNE 45°402 m3.9 mi
Goshen MountainENE 75°396 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2419:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2015:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953835 — Island Pond Mountain, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357566400

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