Monka Hill
Monka Hill rises to 757 m in New York. West Kill Mountain stands 1,186 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Ridge, a peak 1.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Monka Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York north-northwest of Pine Hill. Monka Hill is located east of Rose Mountain.
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Wikidata Q34927203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 757 m
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Brush Ridge: 1.3 mi
- South Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Rose Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Belleayre Gondola Peak: 2.6 mi
- Belle Ayr Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Little Red Kill Unit: 2.3 mi
- Halcott Center North Unit: 2.7 mi
- Covesville Unit: 3.7 mi
- Indian Grove Unit: 4.1 mi
- South Roxbury Unit: 4.3 mi
- Stratton Falls: 9.3 mi
- Otter Falls: 9.4 mi
- Red Falls: 11.6 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cornell Falls: 11.9 mi
- Smith Park: 1.7 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 2.5 mi
- Big Indian Park: 4.3 mi
- Glenbrook Park: 5.1 mi
- Kirkside Park: 10.0 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 1.7 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 2.7 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 8.2 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 8.7 mi
- Forstmann Castle: 11.6 mi
- Giant Ledge: 9.4 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Cornell Crack: 12.6 mi
- Samuels Point: 14.4 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 14.5 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 10.6 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 11.2 mi
- Pratt Museum: 11.2 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 14.3 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 16.2 mi
- Winnisook: 4.3 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 10.1 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 13.4 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 16.0 mi
- The Great Knot: 23.6 mi
- Piped Spring: 12.0 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 13.1 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 14.0 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 18.5 mi
- Bear Wallow: 18.9 mi
- Rail Explorers: 10.6 mi
- Pratt Rock: 11.0 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 12.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 2.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Monka Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kill Mountain | E 86° | 1,186 m | 10.1 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,180 m | 9.2 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain - South Peak | SSW 192° | 1,175 m | 9.4 mi |
| Graham Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,174 m | 8.7 mi |
| Balsam Lake Mountain | SW 216° | 1,136 m | 9.5 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SE 146° | 1,135 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | S 184° | 1,127 m | 8.4 mi |
| Fir Mountain | S 174° | 1,106 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 957524 — Monka Hill, Delaware County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571875
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