McCoys Knob
McCoys Knob rises to 518 m in New York. Mount Ararat stands 803 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Delaware County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q49048693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 518 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 16.5 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Kingsbury Hill: 4.6 mi
- Johnny Ridge: 4.8 mi
- Bouchoux Hill: 4.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 5.1 mi
- Robert W Nichol Nature Preserve and Science Center: 4.1 mi
- Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.8 mi
- Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.2 mi
- Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 299: 7.6 mi
- Fireman's Park: 3.6 mi
- Hancock Town Square: 3.8 mi
- East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 5.8 mi
- Long Eddy Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Delaware River Waterway Access: 9.2 mi
- Priesthood Restoration Site: 19.8 mi
- Maple Tree Grove: 19.8 mi
- White Rock: 19.8 mi
- banks Susquehanna River: 20.0 mi
- Wayne County Fairgrounds: 20.9 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 19.8 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 19.8 mi
- Old stone bridge: 22.2 mi
- Old stone bridge: 22.2 mi
- 1969 Woodstock Monument: 23.8 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 17.9 mi
- Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History: 22.4 mi
- The Museum at Bethel Woods: 24.0 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 17.6 mi
- Carley Brook Falls: 23.5 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Money Point: 19.2 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Roscoe: 20.4 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 17.9 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 24.6 mi
- Spencer Spring: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of McCoys Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ararat | SW 233° | 803 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cherry Ridge | ENE 63° | 801 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cherry Ridge | ENE 60° | 793 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 242° | 771 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rodgers Hill | ENE 71° | 755 m | 17.2 mi |
| Fuller Hill | ENE 59° | 751 m | 16.0 mi |
| Houck Mountain | NNE 22° | 748 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | NNE 23° | 746 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 956748 — McCoys Knob, Delaware County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570875
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