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Old Clump

Old Clump, seen from above at true elevation

Old Clump rises to 892 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Roses Brook Unit, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

The story

Old Clump Mountain is a summit in the Catskills in the towns of Stamford and Roxbury in Delaware County, New York. Its latitude and longitude are 42°18'39" North, 074°38'07" West. Elevation 2,926 feet. It is the location of the registered National Historic Landmark of the birthplace, boyhood and summer homes, and burial site of American naturalist and writer John Burroughs.

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Wikidata Q7083707, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31092, -74.63515

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • East Gray Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Kenyon Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Narrow Notch Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Old Clump: 2.3 mi
  • North Plattekill: 2.3 mi
Parks: 30
  • Kirkside Park: 3.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 11.8 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 11.9 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 11
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Maple Museum: 11.8 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Old Clump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainESE 111°1,098 m8.8 mi
North Bearpen MountainESE 108°1,076 m8.1 mi
RoundtopE 99°1,052 m7.5 mi
South BearpenESE 121°1,040 m8.5 mi
Bearpen FlatsSE 126°1,036 m8.7 mi
Southwest BearpenSE 124°1,035 m8.4 mi
North PlattekillSW 220°1,021 m2.3 mi
Mount PisgahSW 220°1,018 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 959266 — Old Clump, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357575132

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