Mount Jefferson
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.
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Wikidata Q6921493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 833 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodchuck Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mine Hill: 1.5 mi
- Middle Brook Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Fan Hill: 3.4 mi
- Taylor Road Unit: 1.0 mi
- Odell Lake Road Unit: 3.3 mi
- Michael Kudish Natural History Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Windy Ridge Unit: 4.9 mi
- Whiskey Tower Unit: 4.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Pratt Rock: 14.4 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 18.3 mi
- Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 18.8 mi
- Howe Caverns: 19.9 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 14.7 mi
- Vromans Nose: 16.2 mi
- The Cliff: 18.3 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 22.4 mi
- The Hunter: 22.9 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 24.1 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 24.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schultice Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,001 m | 11.0 mi |
| Moresville Range HP | SSE 154° | 991 m | 6.4 mi |
| Narrow Notch Mountain | S 179° | 985 m | 8.6 mi |
| Utsayantha Mountain | SSE 159° | 978 m | 4.4 mi |
| McGregor Mountain | SSE 156° | 973 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cowan Mountain | S 191° | 935 m | 8.0 mi |
| Churchill Mountain | S 174° | 934 m | 4.8 mi |
| Irish Mountain | SSE 151° | 934 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357599500
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