Monkey Mountain
Monkey Mountain rises to 481 m in New York. Rum Hill stands 641 m to the southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Herkimer County, New York, USA.
Wikidata Q34927213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 481 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 8.4 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 25.1 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cary Park: 5.0 mi
- Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 5.2 mi
- Spring Park: 5.5 mi
- Winfield Memorial Town Park: 6.3 mi
- West Winfield Park: 6.4 mi
- Richfield Hill: 1.3 mi
- Jones Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pray Hill: 2.3 mi
- Spoon Hill: 3.0 mi
- Round Top: 4.1 mi
- Mohawk Firemens Memorial Bell: 8.0 mi
- Fort Herkimer Waste Weir: 9.7 mi
- September 11th Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Old Lock 39 Wall: 13.9 mi
- Old Lock 38 Wall: 14.1 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.5 mi
- Exeter State Forest: 6.0 mi
- Deowongo Island: 7.0 mi
- Maumee Swamp: 7.9 mi
- Plantation Island Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Hyde Hall Museum: 12.5 mi
- Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 14.2 mi
- Fenimore Art Museum: 14.9 mi
- Farmers' Museum: 15.0 mi
- Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum: 15.9 mi
- The Eagle: 15.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 15.4 mi
- The Hunter: 15.8 mi
- Utica Mural: 15.9 mi
- Franklin Square Alley: 15.9 mi
- Utica Tower: 16.6 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 18.9 mi
- Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 22.7 mi
- Root Glen: 19.8 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Judds Falls: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Monkey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rum Hill | SE 137° | 641 m | 9.6 mi |
| Angel Hill | S 187° | 636 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | S 184° | 627 m | 11.0 mi |
| Briar Hill | S 187° | 618 m | 12.3 mi |
| Klock Hill | SSW 197° | 616 m | 13.4 mi |
| Noahs Rump | SW 223° | 607 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cape Wykoff | ESE 111° | 604 m | 15.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SSE 159° | 599 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 957525 — Monkey Mountain, Herkimer County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571878
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