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Mount Washington

Mount Washington, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Washington rises to 577 m in New York. Oak Hill stands 662 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Curtis Memorial, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Steuben County, New York

Wikidata Q34928238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38146, -77.18692

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Champlin Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Birdseye Hollow Park: 2.1 mi
  • Depot Park: 2.6 mi
  • Liberty Park: 2.6 mi
  • Pultney Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 26
Museums: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • Rainbow Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Central Cascade: 15.6 mi
  • Hectors Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Curtis Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 15.2 mi
  • IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 15.6 mi
  • Painted Post Monument: 16.2 mi
  • Preemption Line: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Metal Abstract: 8.6 mi
  • Glass Blower: 17.6 mi
  • The Critic: 17.7 mi
  • Artemus: 17.9 mi
  • Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Seneca Lake Pier House: 16.0 mi
  • Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 17.1 mi
  • Little Joe Tower: 17.6 mi
  • Muddy Fingers Farm: 19.5 mi
  • Rue Claire Lavender Farm and Artisan Chocolate: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Mount Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 241°662 m16.5 mi
Potter HillWNW 289°653 m18.8 mi
West HillNW 321°647 m13.3 mi
Lent HillNW 312°641 m15.1 mi
Brown HillWNW 284°629 m17.8 mi
West Italy HillNNW 338°625 m17.2 mi
Knapp HillNW 323°623 m16.8 mi
Pine HillNW 315°623 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3320:0720:50
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3515:5416:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455665696861493929

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bath, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595188

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