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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: 28
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
Springs: 4
  • Piped Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Piped Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Box Spring: 22.4 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
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 MountainE 88°1,136 m10.3 mi
Millbrook RidgeE 84°1,080 m8.4 mi
Dry Brook RidgeENE 63°1,058 m11.0 mi
Woodpecker RidgeE 90°1,057 m9.1 mi
Beaver Kill RangeESE 109°1,009 m10.6 mi
Willowemoc MountainESE 112°983 m9.2 mi
Beaver Kill RangeESE 107°979 m11.0 mi
Mongaup MountainESE 123°968 m5.9 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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