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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.

The story

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.

What the record says

Elevation
340 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67898, -74.01208

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

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
Artworks
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 47
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 32
Waterfalls: 22
  • 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: 22
Beaches: 16
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow: 22.2 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Marlboro Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNNE862 m6.7 mi
Murray HillW615 m14.7 mi
South Beacon MountainSSE491 m14.1 mi
Millbrook MountainW489 m11.2 mi
North Beacon MountainSSE465 m13.6 mi
Bald HillSSE456 m13.2 mi
Lambs HillSSE454 m13.4 mi
Bull HillS433 m16.9 mi

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.

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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