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Mizzen Top

Mizzen Top, seen from above at true elevation

Mizzen Top rises to 296 m in New York. Dennis Hill stands 416 m to the north-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Branch Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
296 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55704, -73.54818

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 4.2 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 6.2 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 9.0 mi
  • Sybil Ludington Statue: 11.4 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Personal Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 13.2 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 13.2 mi
  • Judea Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascades: 9.5 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 17
  • greek letter pi: 11.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.8 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 14.5 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 14.6 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 9.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 9.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mizzen Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dennis HillNNW 329°416 m7.9 mi
Observatory HillN 10°405 m2.2 mi
Mount EgbertW 274°405 m7.5 mi
Depot HillW 281°398 m6.7 mi
West MountainNNW 335°392 m8.0 mi
Birch HillS 191°386 m2.5 mi
Bald MountainNNW 335°386 m7.8 mi
Cranberry MountainSSW 191°376 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 957457 — Mizzen Top, Dutchess County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357571777

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