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Mount Tuscarora

Mount Tuscarora, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tuscarora rises to 653 m in New York. Hartzfelt Mountain stands 735 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Sisters, a peak 1.9 miles away. Longhouse Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Mount Tuscarora is a mountain in the Southern Tier of New York. It is in Allegany State Park in Coldspring, Cattaraugus County. In 1928, a 60-foot-tall (18 m) steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. The tower remains on the mountain but needs to be restored. The peak is the tallest in the Allegany State Park among those that have a trail to the summit, at 2,144 ft above sea level.

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Wikidata Q34928100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
653 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02173, -78.86059

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Willow Bay Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
  • Red Oak Campground Park: 7.3 mi
  • Jacob's Park: 8.7 mi
  • Kessel Athletic Complex: 11.0 mi
  • Weeden Park: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 15
Artworks: 9
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bridal falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hector Falls: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 16.4 mi
  • I Love Lucy Mural: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Mount Tuscarora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hartzfelt MountainE 90°735 m20.7 mi
Shutts HillN 7°733 m13.3 mi
McCarty HillNNE 28°710 m18.2 mi
Blacksnake MountainESE 108°708 m7.8 mi
Parker HillN 359°708 m9.6 mi
Mount IrvineENE 74°708 m10.3 mi
Mount MoriahENE 77°708 m15.7 mi
Chapell HillENE 57°708 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4120:1320:55
September equinox07:0318:3819:15
December solstice07:4116:0216:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593653

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