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Mount Zoar

Mount Zoar, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Zoar rises to 540 m in New York. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mount Zoar is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northeast of Windham. Kate Hill is located east-southeast, Ginseng Mountain is located west-northwest, and Mount Hayden is located northwest of Mount Zoar.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34928423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06785, -76.89468

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Draxler Park: 2.4 mi
  • Pirozzolo Park: 2.6 mi
  • Roger Sterling Park: 3.0 mi
  • Chapel Park: 3.5 mi
  • Jim Nelson Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • Confederate Monument: 4.5 mi
  • Shohola Monument: 4.5 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 4.7 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shequaga Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Deckertown Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Central Cascade: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Railroad Springs: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Glen Cathedral: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Mount Zoar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillSSW715 m12.4 mi
Buck MountainSSW638 m11.1 mi
Gobblers KnobSW592 m9.4 mi
Quackenbush HillNNW580 m9.4 mi
Saxtons KnobS576 m11.5 mi
Townley HillNNW574 m11.3 mi
Thompson HillSE573 m10.8 mi
Baker HillSSE572 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3320:0520:48
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3315:5416:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465867717062503931
Precip in2.11.92.73.33.14.24.13.84.13.52.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598183

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