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Kykuit

Kykuit, seen from above at true elevation

Kykuit rises to 60 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliott Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

Kykuit is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains south of Catskill. Kalkberg is located west-southwest of Kykuit.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49042739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
60 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.20370, -73.87485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Elliott Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 1.2 mi
  • Ernest R. Lasher Jr. Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Roe-Jan Kill Park: 3.8 mi
  • Henry Hudson Riverfront Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Seward's Island: 2.6 mi
  • Catskill Forest Preserve Detatched Parcel: 3.2 mi
  • Cohotate Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Brandow Point Unique Area: 3.9 mi
  • Great Vly Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • Ashley Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Glen Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 8.6 mi
  • Venus Bath: 8.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 7.8 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 8.2 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 8.5 mi
Museums: 32
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 12
  • The Upper Garden: 8.3 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 8.4 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Oakdale Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 10.0 mi
  • West Beach: 11.2 mi
  • West Landing: 11.3 mi
  • South Landing: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hurricane Ledge: 10.9 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 11.0 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 11.5 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 11.7 mi
  • Ministers Face: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • The Old Game Farm: 7.2 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 20.5 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 23.7 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 23.8 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Kykuit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeWNW1,217 m13.5 mi
Thomas Cole MountainWNW1,205 m14.1 mi
BlackheadWNW1,201 m12.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW1,160 m15.0 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakWSW1,113 m10.9 mi
Twin MountainWSW1,113 m14.1 mi
Camel's HumpWNW1,095 m14.8 mi
Twin Mountain South SummitWSW1,085 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5320:36
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2215:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596210

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