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Perch Lake Mountain

Perch Lake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Perch Lake Mountain rises to 703 m in New York. Millbrook Ridge stands 1,080 m to the east-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brower Hill Unit, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 21 miles off.

The story

There are three major mountain ranges in New York: the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and part of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Wikidata Q34829455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10120, -74.81266

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
Historic sites: 12
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 7.1 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 7.6 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 14.2 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Tompkins Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 15.6 mi
  • High Falls: 16.9 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
  • White Rock: 16.4 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Piped Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 12.4 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Beamoc Trout: 12.8 mi
  • Winnisook: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Perch Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Millbrook RidgeESE1,080 m9.8 mi
Dry Brook RidgeE1,058 m10.7 mi
Woodpecker RidgeESE1,057 m10.9 mi
Mount PisgahNNE1,018 m9.2 mi
Mongaup MountainSE968 m9.4 mi
Cradle Rock RidgeESE963 m8.9 mi
Beech MountainSE950 m10.0 mi
Sand Pond MountainSE933 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2419:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357576631

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