Petersburg Mountain
Petersburg Mountain rises to 708 m in New York. Mine Hill stands 857 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Petersburg State Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Petersburg Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Cobleskill. Warnerville Hill is located northwest, and Donats Mountain is located northwest of Petersburg Mountain. In 1940, a 67-foot-6-inch-tall (20.57 m) steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. The tower was closed at the end of the 1971 season, and later transferred to Schoharie County for use as a radio tower. The tower site is closed to the public.
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Wikidata Q34890746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 708 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 22.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 28.5 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Petersburg State Forest: 0.6 mi
- Settles Mountain Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Vroman's Nose Unique Area: 5.5 mi
- Armlin Hill State Forest: 7.5 mi
- Paulson Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Warnerville Hill: 1.5 mi
- Donats Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Shank: 4.3 mi
- Fulton Hill: 4.5 mi
- Hogback: 5.1 mi
- Crittenden Athletic Fields: 3.6 mi
- Iorio Park: 3.7 mi
- Richmondville Firemans Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Long Path Park: 6.1 mi
- Max V. Shaul State Park: 6.3 mi
- Richmondville Service Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- fallen chimney: 17.4 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 17.6 mi
- foundations of barn: 17.6 mi
- Iroquois Indian Museum: 4.5 mi
- The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 6.4 mi
- 1743 Palatine House: 7.4 mi
- Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum: 7.5 mi
- Old Stone Fort Museum: 8.1 mi
- Boucks Falls: 6.5 mi
- Creamery Falls: 11.4 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 14.1 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 17.5 mi
- Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 17.5 mi
- Vromans Nose: 5.7 mi
- The Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Big Nose: 18.4 mi
- Fern Garden: 21.9 mi
- Mahican Wall: 21.9 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 3.5 mi
- Howe Caverns: 5.0 mi
- Howe Caverns: 5.1 mi
- Secret Caverns: 6.0 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Poseidon statue: 20.0 mi
- Mother and Child at the Mohawk River: 24.5 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 24.5 mi
- The Hunter: 24.5 mi
- Mother Mosaic: 24.6 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 13.7 mi
- Veterans Garden: 22.3 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 17.2 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 20.7 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 22.7 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Petersburg Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Hill | SSW 210° | 857 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | SW 216° | 833 m | 14.9 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | SSW 214° | 817 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | SSE 157° | 800 m | 13.8 mi |
| Leonard Hill | SSE 159° | 794 m | 13.5 mi |
| Moore Hill | SSW 198° | 714 m | 14.9 mi |
| The Cobble | WSW 242° | 710 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 277° | 698 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576712
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