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Mount Tug

Mount Tug, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tug rises to 587 m in New York. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34928076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40701, -78.73670

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cattaraugus Creek Waterway Access: 5.1 mi
  • Scoby Dam Park: 5.6 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 7.4 mi
  • Shuttleworth Park: 7.8 mi
  • Eaton Park: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Griffis Family Heads: 3.1 mi
  • Castle Tower: 3.1 mi
  • Bust: 3.1 mi
  • Reclining woman: 3.1 mi
  • Yoga amazon: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • BR&P East Salamanca roundhouse: 16.9 mi
  • Salamanca Railyard: 17.0 mi
  • Old Salamanca Train Station: 17.1 mi
  • Abandoned Dairy: 18.2 mi
  • Stone Tower: 19.2 mi
Museums: 10
  • Warner Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 8.0 mi
  • Ellicottville Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
  • South Dayton Depot Movie and Rail Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Schoolhouse #8 History Center & Museum: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Boundary: 1.7 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 3.1 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 3.3 mi
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 11.1 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Mount Tug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shutts HillSSW 199°733 m14.2 mi
McCarty HillSSE 168°710 m10.8 mi
Parker HillSSW 201°708 m18.3 mi
Chapell HillSE 144°708 m18.9 mi
Lindell LookoutS 175°707 m14.3 mi
Poverty HillSSE 164°706 m7.1 mi
Watson HillS 179°697 m8.0 mi
Fish HillS 175°697 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3920:1320:56
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4216:0016:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222330435463676559483828
Precip in4.32.53.53.83.94.65.24.34.44.74.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Valley, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 974776 — Mount Tug, Cattaraugus County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357599520

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