Mount Shank
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.
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Wikidata Q34883619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 442 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 19.7 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 29.5 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Donats Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hogback: 2.3 mi
- Barrack Zourie: 2.9 mi
- Warnerville Hill: 3.0 mi
- Petersburg Mountain: 4.3 mi
- 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
- Settles Mountain Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Petersburg State Forest: 4.8 mi
- Vroman's Nose Unique Area: 9.5 mi
- Decatur State Forest: 10.8 mi
- Paulson Preserve: 11.4 mi
- 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
- Iroquois Indian Museum: 4.6 mi
- Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum: 9.6 mi
- 1743 Palatine House: 9.8 mi
- Sharon Historical Society Museum: 9.9 mi
- Old Stone Fort Museum: 10.0 mi
- 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
- Vromans Nose: 9.8 mi
- The Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Big Nose: 15.0 mi
- Mahican Wall: 24.3 mi
- Fern Garden: 24.3 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 4.4 mi
- Howe Caverns: 5.1 mi
- Secret Caverns: 5.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 19.5 mi
- Poseidon statue: 15.9 mi
- The Hunter: 21.6 mi
- Mother and Child at the Mohawk River: 23.2 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 23.2 mi
- Mother Mosaic: 23.3 mi
- 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
- Landis Arboretum: 13.5 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 23.1 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 21.1 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 23.3 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Mount Shank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Hill | SSW 197° | 857 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | SSW 202° | 833 m | 16.7 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | SSW 199° | 817 m | 16.2 mi |
| The Cobble | SSW 206° | 710 m | 7.3 mi |
| Petersburg Mountain | SE 144° | 708 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 255° | 698 m | 8.2 mi |
| Safford Hill | SSE 158° | 685 m | 15.8 mi |
| Algerine Hill | WSW 255° | 684 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357589152
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 30 mi
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