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Middle Mountain

Middle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Mountain rises to 906 m in New York. Balsam Lake Mountain stands 1,136 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 20 miles off.

The story

Middle Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-southeast of Downsville. Mary Smith Hill is located west of Middle Mountain and Beech Hill is located east.

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Wikidata Q34827654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
906 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04037, -74.79544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Historic sites: 12
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 5.9 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 7.8 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 12.6 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 14.6 mi
  • Forstmann Castle: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Tompkins Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
  • High Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 18.3 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Piped Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Box Spring: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 8.6 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 8.9 mi
  • White Rock: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Middle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Balsam Lake MountainE1,136 m10.3 mi
Millbrook RidgeE1,080 m8.4 mi
Dry Brook RidgeENE1,058 m11.0 mi
Woodpecker RidgeE1,057 m9.1 mi
Beaver Kill RangeESE1,009 m10.6 mi
Willowemoc MountainESE983 m9.2 mi
Mongaup MountainESE968 m5.9 mi
Cradle Rock RidgeE963 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2419:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571458

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