Skip to content

Plattekill Mountain

Plattekill Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Plattekill Mountain rises to 996 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the east, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Plattekill State Forest, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34929323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
996 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26675, -74.64821

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
  • Kirkside Park: 4.6 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 9.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Smith Park: 12.7 mi
  • Delhi Community Park: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 11
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Maple Museum: 14.9 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
  • Piped Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 22.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Plattekill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainE1,098 m8.9 mi
Vly MountainE1,079 m10.4 mi
North Bearpen MountainE1,076 m8.4 mi
RoundtopENE1,052 m8.3 mi
South BearpenE1,040 m8.1 mi
Bearpen FlatsESE1,036 m7.9 mi
Southwest BearpenESE1,035 m7.8 mi
North PlattekillNNW1,021 m1.5 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 solstice07:2515:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563676659483728
Precip in3.22.83.74.04.04.94.84.34.84.73.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960695 — Plattekill Mountain, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357577474

More peaks in New York

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Plattekill Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens