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Mount Shank

Mount Shank, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Shank rises to 442 m in New York. Mine Hill stands 857 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Crittenden Athletic Fields, a park 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

Mount Shank is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northwest of Cobleskill. Hogback is located northeast, and Donats Mountain is located southeast of Mount Shank.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34883619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
442 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.68313, -74.49875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Crittenden Athletic Fields: 0.8 mi
  • Iorio Park: 1.2 mi
  • Richmondville Firemans Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Central Bridge Community Park: 8.5 mi
  • Fox Creek Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 15.1 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 15.8 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 17.0 mi
Museums: 29
Waterfalls: 15
  • Boucks Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Judds Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 16.4 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Landis Arboretum: 13.5 mi
  • Perrella Sculpture Garden: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Mount Shank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mine HillSSW 197°857 m17.2 mi
Mount JeffersonSSW 202°833 m16.7 mi
Woodchuck HillSSW 199°817 m16.2 mi
The CobbleSSW 206°710 m7.3 mi
Petersburg MountainSE 144°708 m4.3 mi
Pine MountainWSW 255°698 m8.2 mi
Safford HillSSE 158°685 m15.8 mi
Algerine HillWSW 255°684 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2615:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445564696760483728
Precip in2.52.13.13.43.74.24.24.33.63.92.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357589152

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