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Johnny Ridge

Johnny Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Johnny Ridge rises to 595 m in New York. Cherry Ridge stands 793 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34876773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
595 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92592, -75.17184

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.5 mi
  • Robert W Nichol Nature Preserve and Science Center: 6.4 mi
  • Baxter Brook Unit: 7.8 mi
  • Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.4 mi
  • Crystal Lake Wild Forest: 8.5 mi
Peaks
Parks: 33
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 3.0 mi
  • Long Eddy Preserve: 5.4 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 5.9 mi
  • Hancock Town Square: 6.0 mi
  • Delaware River Waterway Access: 7.6 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
  • White Rock: 17.0 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
  • Wayne County Fairgrounds: 23.0 mi
  • Priesthood Restoration Site: 24.0 mi
  • Maple Tree Grove: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 15.2 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
  • 1969 Woodstock Monument: 21.5 mi
  • Carriage House: 22.6 mi
  • Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Jensen Cascade: 3.7 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 4.7 mi
  • Roscoe: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 13.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spencer Spring: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Johnny Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry RidgeENE793 m12.3 mi
Starkweather HillNNE776 m15.3 mi
Brock MountainENE766 m16.3 mi
Morton HillENE765 m14.0 mi
Rodgers HillENE755 m12.5 mi
Brace HillNNE752 m15.7 mi
Houck MountainN748 m12.9 mi
Bear Spring MountainN746 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5820:40
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2615:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455563696660483728
Precip in3.32.93.74.14.45.14.85.14.84.53.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callicoon CTR, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 954090 — Johnny Ridge, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357566901

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