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McGregor Mountain

McGregor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McGregor Mountain rises to 973 m in New York. North Bearpen Mountain stands 1,076 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stamford Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

McGregor Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south of Stamford. Utsayantha Mountain is located northwest of McGregor Mountain, Moresville Range is located southeast and Churchill Mountain is located west.

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Wikidata Q34827145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
973 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39008, -74.57904

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 6.5 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 7.0 mi
  • Ashland Park: 13.7 mi
Museums: 15
  • Maple Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 7.1 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 7.1 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 12
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Winnisook: 21.0 mi
  • Rip Van Winkle: 22.1 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of McGregor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Bearpen MountainSSE 149°1,076 m9.4 mi
RoundtopSE 146°1,052 m8.0 mi
North PlattekillSSW 211°1,021 m8.4 mi
Schultice MountainSSE 147°1,001 m5.9 mi
Plattekill MountainSSW 203°996 m9.2 mi
Moresville Range HPSE 146°991 m1.3 mi
Narrow Notch MountainSSW 206°985 m4.3 mi
Utsayantha MountainNW 320°978 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2219:5720:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 956775 — McGregor Mountain, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357570909

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