Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington rises to 557 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyde Hall Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mount Wellington is a mountain located in the Central New York Region of New York. It is located south of the Hamlet of Springfield Center at the northern end of Otsego Lake. Mount Wellington rises 600 feet (180 m) above lake level. The extreme southern point of the mountain is called Clarke Point and also referred to as the Shad Cam. It is known as "The Sleeping Lion", as it looks similar to a lion laying down, viewed from Cooperstown, New York. It was originally named Mount Millington, but was renamed by George Hyde Clarke in honor of Field Marshal The 1st Duke of Wellington, the victor of Waterloo, who had been Clarke's schoolmate at Eton College in England.
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Wikidata Q30610738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 557 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 15.2 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 26.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Cobble: 1.7 mi
- Red House Hill: 2.8 mi
- Briar Hill: 3.0 mi
- Rum Hill: 3.3 mi
- Metcalf Hill: 3.7 mi
- Spring Park: 6.5 mi
- Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 7.0 mi
- Cary Park: 7.0 mi
- Lake Front Park: 7.5 mi
- Council Rock Park: 7.6 mi
- Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Thayer Farm: 1.6 mi
- Maumee Swamp: 4.2 mi
- Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: 6.1 mi
- Deowongo Island: 6.4 mi
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 6.0 mi
- Grave of Henry Seeber: 9.2 mi
- David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 9.9 mi
- Old Lock 33 Wall: 15.2 mi
- Fort Plain: 15.3 mi
- Hyde Hall Museum: 0.8 mi
- Cherry Valley Historical Association: 6.2 mi
- Fenimore Art Museum: 6.8 mi
- Farmers' Museum: 7.0 mi
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 7.7 mi
- Judds Falls: 7.0 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 16.7 mi
- The Hunter: 7.5 mi
- Poseidon statue: 16.8 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 1.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Mount Wellington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker Mountain | S 177° | 709 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 134° | 698 m | 15.3 mi |
| Algerine Hill | SE 135° | 684 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cornish Hill | S 191° | 680 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dog Hill | S 177° | 678 m | 16.3 mi |
| Stone Quarry Hill | SE 142° | 669 m | 15.2 mi |
| Elliot Hill | SE 130° | 660 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rum Hill | W 267° | 641 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595504
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