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Mount Bob

Mount Bob, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Bob rises to 613 m in New York. Roundtop stands 1,052 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

Mount Bob is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York north of Hobart. Jaclyn Hill is north of Mount Bob and Griffin Hill is to the south.

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Wikidata Q34880697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
613 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37564, -74.67154

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 7.9 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 8.1 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 11.6 mi
  • Delhi Community Park: 13.7 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • statue of liberty replica: 20.4 mi
  • Winnisook: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Mount Bob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RoundtopESE1,052 m10.8 mi
North PlattekillS1,021 m6.2 mi
Mount PisgahSSW1,018 m11.2 mi
Schultice MountainESE1,001 m8.9 mi
Plattekill MountainS996 m7.6 mi
Moresville Range HPE991 m5.5 mi
Narrow Notch MountainSE985 m4.0 mi
Utsayantha MountainENE978 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595889

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