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Mount Pisgah

Mount Pisgah, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Pisgah rises to 887 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Richtmyer Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

Mount Pisgah is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York north of Windham. Steenburg Mountain is located northwest, Richtmyer Peak is located west, and Mount Nebo is located southeast of Mount Pisgah.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34883107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
887 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37730, -74.24486

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Ashland Park: 7.0 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 7.3 mi
  • Irish Cultural Center: 8.2 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 11.6 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 49
  • Red Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 2.5 mi
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 3.7 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 10.9 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 11.0 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 11.1 mi
Museums: 24
  • Durham Center Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 10
Artworks: 5
Springs: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Veterans Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Water Garden: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Mount Pisgah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeSE 140°1,217.37 m9.7 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSE 143°1,204.87 m9.3 mi
BlackheadSE 137°1,200.91 m10.4 mi
Camel's HumpSSE 146°1,095.4 m8.8 mi
Windham High PeakSE 130°1,077 m6.8 mi
Huntersfield MountainWSW 254°1,043 m5.4 mi
Arizona MountainSE 136°1,038 m11.4 mi
Evergreen MountainSSW 196°1,027 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5520:38
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2415:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212229415361656457463627
Precip in4.43.14.84.84.04.64.65.15.36.04.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960635 — Mount Pisgah, Greene County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357577361

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