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Rattlesnake Den

Rattlesnake Den, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Den rises to 448 m in New York. Honwee Mountain stands 698 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Deane Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34829562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
448 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39120, -73.43817

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Abode of the Message: 4.5 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 4.7 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 4.7 mi
  • Village School Playground: 5.0 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 47
Waterfalls: 22
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 12.0 mi
  • falls: 12.4 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 14.8 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 21
  • concrete bases: 7.3 mi
  • balanced rock: 7.4 mi
  • concrete bases: 7.9 mi
  • stone pillar: 8.0 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 16
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 19.6 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Waterfront: 22.3 mi
  • County Beach: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Rattlesnake Den. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honwee MountainNE 39°698 m10.6 mi
Pine MountainNE 40°680 m9.3 mi
Tower MountainNE 36°670 m9.2 mi
Berry MountainNE 39°668 m9.9 mi
Berry HillNE 37°666 m10.2 mi
Smith MountainNE 40°660 m8.2 mi
Yokun SeatE 84°645 m6.7 mi
Perry PeakNE 56°631 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5220:35
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664696760483828
Precip in2.72.53.13.43.84.64.23.84.54.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962216 — Rattlesnake Den, Columbia County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357581660

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