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Morton Hill

Morton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Morton Hill rises to 765 m in New York. Mongaup Mountain stands 968 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Brook Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34880148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
765 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99064, -74.91433

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 29
  • Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park: 6.8 mi
  • Covered Bridge Park: 7.1 mi
  • Callicoon Center Recreational Field: 10.7 mi
  • Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 11.1 mi
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 5.5 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 12.6 mi
  • Carriage House: 14.6 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 14.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Russell Brook Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 15.3 mi
  • High Falls: 20.0 mi
Museums: 5
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Liberty Museum and Arts Center: 15.9 mi
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 19.1 mi
  • The Museum at Bethel Woods: 20.3 mi
  • Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 5.1 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 6.7 mi
  • White Rock: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Piped Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Piped Spring: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Morton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mongaup MountainE 89°968 m11.0 mi
Cradle Rock RidgeENE 76°963 m13.4 mi
Beech MountainE 93°950 m10.8 mi
Barkaboom MountainENE 66°945 m11.9 mi
Sand Pond MountainE 92°933 m13.7 mi
Barkaboom MountainENE 61°916 m11.4 mi
Hodge Pond HillE 94°909 m9.4 mi
Middle MountainENE 61°906 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2519:5720:39
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2515:4716:32

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 957721 — Morton Hill, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357572145

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