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Mount Seneca

Mount Seneca, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Seneca rises to 642 m in New York. Hartzfelt Mountain stands 735 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Sisters, a peak 0.9 miles away. Longhouse Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34883594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
642 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01756, -78.81115

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Willow Bay Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
  • Kessel Athletic Complex: 8.7 mi
  • Jan Hamlin Park: 8.9 mi
  • Veterans' Square: 9.3 mi
  • Hanley Park: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 16.4 mi
  • I Love Lucy Mural: 22.6 mi
  • 802 W Main St.: 23.5 mi
  • Judge Joseph Bouton Mansion: 23.5 mi
  • Byron Delano Hamlin Mansion: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bridal falls: 5.4 mi
  • Hector Falls: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Mount Seneca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hartzfelt MountainE 89°735 m18.2 mi
Shutts HillN 356°733 m13.5 mi
Flatiron RockE 88°720 m18.8 mi
McCarty HillNNE 20°710 m17.4 mi
Blacksnake MountainESE 113°708 m5.4 mi
Mount IrvineENE 67°708 m8.0 mi
Parker HillNNW 345°708 m10.2 mi
Mount MoriahENE 73°708 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4020:1320:55
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:4116:0216:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445564686660493829
Precip in3.52.52.94.04.14.65.14.24.24.33.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allegany SP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357588878

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