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Mount Jefferson

Mount Jefferson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Jefferson rises to 833 m in New York. Schultice Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodchuck Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Mount Jefferson is a mountain located in Jefferson, Schoharie County of New York. Mount Jefferson is just northwest of the headwaters of the West Branch Delaware River. In addition to the Delaware, water on other sides of the mountain flows into both the Susquehanna River and the Hudson River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6921493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45841, -74.61960

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 36
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 1.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 8.4 mi
  • Worcester Park: 11.3 mi
  • John Stockdale Memorial Park 1391: 11.5 mi
Museums: 21
  • Maple Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 7.9 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 8.0 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 17.5 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 18.0 mi
  • Post WWII Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Mine Kill Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Boucks Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • statue of liberty replica: 22.4 mi
  • The Hunter: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 10.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Mount Jefferson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schultice MountainSSE 151°1,001 m11.0 mi
Moresville Range HPSSE 154°991 m6.4 mi
Narrow Notch MountainS 179°985 m8.6 mi
Utsayantha MountainSSE 159°978 m4.4 mi
McGregor MountainSSE 156°973 m5.2 mi
Cowan MountainS 191°935 m8.0 mi
Churchill MountainS 174°934 m4.8 mi
Irish MountainSSE 151°934 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2219:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357599500

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