Mount Zoar
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.
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Wikidata Q34928423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 540 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Leach Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dutch Hill: 1.8 mi
- Harris Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cleveland Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hawley Hill: 2.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Spencer Crest Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- Erwin Hollow State Forest: 12.9 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 3.7 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 5.0 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Horseheads Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Mark Twain: 4.6 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 4.7 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 4.7 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 4.7 mi
- Labrador Duck: 5.2 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 19.3 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 19.4 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 19.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 21.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 21.1 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 9.9 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 10.4 mi
- Larry the Elk: 16.6 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 21.9 mi
- Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area: 13.6 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
- Campbell Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- Railroad Springs: 20.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill | SSW 209° | 715 m | 12.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSW 200° | 638 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SW 230° | 592 m | 9.4 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | NNW 332° | 580 m | 9.4 mi |
| Martin Hill | N 351° | 579 m | 11.5 mi |
| Saxtons Knob | S 181° | 576 m | 11.5 mi |
| Townley Hill | NNW 346° | 574 m | 11.3 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SE 146° | 573 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598183
Day trips start here
- Southern Tier · 16 mi
- Watkins Glen · 22 mi
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