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Moneyhole Mountain

Moneyhole Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Moneyhole Mountain rises to 281 m in New York. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is chimney, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34927179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.41454, -73.89680

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • chimney: 0.9 mi
  • Connecticut Line: 2.4 mi
  • Boring Mill Backshot Wheel: 2.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Kosciuszko Monument: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Nelsonville Park: 2.8 mi
  • Blacktop: 3.0 mi
  • McConville Park: 3.1 mi
  • Foundry Dock Park: 3.2 mi
  • South Dock Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 58
  • Eagle Cliff: 7.2 mi
  • Hell Hole: 8.0 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 16.3 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 17.4 mi
  • Kaal Rock: 20.1 mi
Museums: 46
Gardens: 42
  • Boscobel Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 9.9 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 10.1 mi
  • Van Cortlandt Manor: 15.4 mi
  • Bowling Rocks: 16.8 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 5
  • LG waterfall: 17.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Farms Falls: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Moneyhole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainNNW 332°491 m5.2 mi
North Beacon MountainNNW 334°465 m5.7 mi
Bald HillN 350°456 m6.1 mi
Lambs HillNNW 344°454 m5.8 mi
Spy RockWSW 256°441 m6.7 mi
Bull HillWNW 298°433 m3.5 mi
Crows NestW 265°429 m4.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 257°429 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2319:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 970361 — Moneyhole Mountain, Putnam County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596295

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