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Pound Swamp Mountain

Pound Swamp Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pound Swamp Mountain rises to 306 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34898443, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
306 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.24189, -74.04894

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Attractions: 60
Artworks
Gardens
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Moraine Garden: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Scenic Overlook: 4.1 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 4.5 mi
  • Hell Hole: 6.4 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 6.9 mi
  • Pulpit: 7.7 mi
Museums: 58
Beaches: 29
Picnic sites: 13
  • Kakiat Park: 7.4 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Area B: 20.4 mi
  • Area C: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Otter Hole: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Pound Swamp Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainW 269°421 m4.4 mi
Fingerboard MountainWNW 299°420 m3.3 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthWNW 285°417 m3.7 mi
Bradley MountainNW 317°416 m3.7 mi
South Stockbridge MountainNNW 328°411 m3.8 mi
Hogencamp MountainW 278°407 m3.8 mi
Stockbridge MountainNNW 340°402 m4.4 mi
Island Pond MountainWNW 288°398 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1915:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577939

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