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Red Kill Ridge

Red Kill Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Red Kill Ridge rises to 948 m in New York. Balsam Mountain stands 1,099 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Hill Unit, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away.

The story

Red Kill Ridge is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northeast of Denver. It is also referred to as Butternut Mountain. It is named after the nearby Red Kill. Cator Roundtop is located northwest, White Man Mountain is located north, and Red Mountain is located north of Red Kill Ridge.

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Wikidata Q34865101, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
948 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22915, -74.53801

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 37
Parks: 23
  • Kirkside Park: 4.4 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 6.8 mi
  • Smith Park: 7.3 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Piped Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 16.3 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 19.4 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Piped Spring: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 7.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Red Kill Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Balsam MountainSSE 165°1,099.41 m9.9 mi
Bearpen MountainNE 53°1,098 m4.1 mi
Mount SherrillESE 114°1,084.48 m9.2 mi
Vly MountainENE 77°1,079.3 m4.8 mi
North Bearpen MountainNE 42°1,076 m4.1 mi
Halcott MountainESE 123°1,069.54 m6.1 mi
Dry Brook RidgeSSW 203°1,058 m8.7 mi
RoundtopNNE 28°1,052 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2319:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4953796936

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