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Mount Sherrill

Mount Sherrill, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Sherrill rises to 1,084 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Balsam Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

Mount Sherrill is a mountain located in Greene County, New York, and is named after Eliakim Sherrill, and is part of the Catskill Mountains. Mount Sherrill is flanked to the east by North Dome, and to the west by Balsam Mountain. Mount Sherrill stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The northern slopes of Mt. Sherrill drain via Bennett Brook and Newton Brook into the West Kill, then into Schoharie Creek, the Mohawk River, and, finally, the Hudson River. The west side of Mt. Sherrill drains into Bushnellsville Creek, thence into Esopus Creek, and the Hudson River. The southeast side of Mt. Sherrill drains through Peck Hollow into Esopus Creek. Mount Sherrill is contained within the Westkill Mountain Wilderness Area of New York's Catskill State Park. There is no hiking trail over the mountain, although an extension of the Devil's Path west from West Kill Mtn. has been contemplated. An old bus is located near 3200 ft but the location is very difficult to find.

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Wikidata Q8526328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1084.48 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17564, -74.37293

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 57
Parks: 52
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 3.8 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 3.9 mi
  • Smith Park: 6.1 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 6.2 mi
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 7.0 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 11
Springs: 8
  • Devil's Acre spring: 7.3 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 13.6 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Piped Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Belleayre Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Tongore Park Beach: 24.0 mi
  • West Landing: 24.5 mi
  • South Landing: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • The Walled Garden: 24.1 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Mount Sherrill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainE 89°1,228.34 m7.3 mi
West Kill MountainE 97°1,186 m4.3 mi
Plateau MountainESE 104°1,168.91 m10.5 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainE 98°1,140 m6.7 mi
Panther MountainS 188°1,135.08 m8.3 mi
Rusk MountainENE 70°1,123.493 m5.2 mi
East RuskENE 73°1,105.814 m6.0 mi
Balsam MountainSW 225°1,099.41 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5520:38
September equinox06:4518:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357607470

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