Peak · New York
Mount Rafinesque
Mount Rafinesque rises to 357 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is HVCC, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q4850337, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 357 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.78924, -73.61595
- 2.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 3.4 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 17.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 7 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 12 mi
- Williamstown view · 21 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park: 2.0 mi
- Corliss Park: 2.4 mi
- Brunswick Wildlife Viewing Area: 2.6 mi
- 123rd Street Boat Launch Park: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Herman Melville House: 3.4 mi
- Van Schaick Mansion: 3.9 mi
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center: 4.1 mi
- Brunswick Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Kate Mullany House: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Rice Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
- Fords Hill: 4.3 mi
- Piser Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Olympus: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Civil War and World War I Waterford Honor Roll: 3.0 mi
- Waterford Soldiers & Sailors Memorial: 3.0 mi
- World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Waterford Honor Roll: 3.0 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Weighlock: 3.2 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 5: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- HVCC: 0.2 mi
- Poesten Kill Bends Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Boehme Legacy Forest: 5.8 mi
- Valentino Family Community Forest: 6.0 mi
- Osgood Woods: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 38
- Troy Botanical Garden: 2.5 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Ninth Street Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Troy Rocks: 5.7 mi
- Brinton and Avery's Place: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Piscawen Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 4.7 mi
- Poesten Kill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 6.5 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 34
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 3.2 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 5.6 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 7.4 mi
- John Van Buren Grave: 8.0 mi
- William Learned Marcy Grave: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 34
- Clinton's Ditch: 4.6 mi
- Water Turbine: 4.7 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 10.8 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 11.7 mi
- I love NY: 11.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring Avenue Spring: 5.9 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 20.4 mi
- Karista Spring: 20.4 mi
- Polaris: 20.4 mi
- non-carbonated water: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Cohoes Falls: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 21.7 mi
- Cave Wall: 22.3 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 2.0 mi
- Waterfront: 7.2 mi
- Brown's Beach: 15.1 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 17.4 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 19.9 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 22.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Mount Rafinesque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | ESE 112° | 853 m | 18.0 mi |
| Misery Mountain | SE 128° | 793 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Raimer | ESE 107° | 784 m | 17.6 mi |
| White Rock | E 98° | 775 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 96° | 757 m | 16.9 mi |
| White Rocks | ESE 103° | 706 m | 17.9 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 102° | 703 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 128° | 625 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357581529
Day trips start here
- Cohoes · 5 mi
- Troy · 6 mi
- Watervliet · 6 mi
- Clifton Park · 11 mi
- Albany · 12 mi
- Capital District · 12 mi
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