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Marlboro Mountain

Marlboro Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Marlboro Mountain rises to 340 m in New York. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

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Marlboro Mountain is a mountain which is the peak of the Marlboro Mountains. Located in the state of New York west of Poughkeepsie. Illinois Mountain is located north of Marlboro Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34826885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
340 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.67898, -74.01208

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 1.6 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.3 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.4 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.8 mi
  • Scenic Hudson: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cluett Schantz Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Hemlock Ridge Multiple Use Area: 3.3 mi
  • Berean Park: 3.3 mi
  • Milton Landing Park: 3.4 mi
  • Johnson-Iorio Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 47
Cliffs: 34
Waterfalls: 27
  • LG waterfall: 4.0 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 10.5 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Sheldon Falls: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 17
  • Berean Park Beach: 3.2 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 10.6 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 10.6 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Private Beach: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 6.4 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 6.4 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 6.4 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 10.5 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow: 22.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 22.2 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Marlboro Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNNE 18°862 m6.7 mi
Murray HillW 275°615 m14.7 mi
South Beacon MountainSSE 166°491 m14.1 mi
Millbrook MountainW 281°489 m11.2 mi
North Beacon MountainSSE 165°465 m13.6 mi
Bald HillSSE 158°456 m13.2 mi
Lambs HillSSE 161°454 m13.4 mi
Bull HillS 170°433 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2219:5320:35
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:2015:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 956545 — Marlboro Mountain, Ulster County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357570593

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