Richmond Mountain
Richmond Mountain rises to 980 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Richtmyer Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Richmond Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-northeast of Hunter. Richtmyer Peak is located northeast, Bump Mountain is located south, Steenburg Mountain is located north, and Ashland Pinnacle is located west-southwest of Richmond Mountain.
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Wikidata Q34830173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 980 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Richtmyer Peak: 0.7 mi
- South Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bump Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.5 mi
- Steenburg Mountain: 1.9 mi
- South Mountain Extension Unit: 1.1 mi
- Blodgett Road Unit: 1.5 mi
- Mill Street Unit: 1.7 mi
- Mitchell Hollow Unit: 2.3 mi
- Steenburg Mountain Unit: 2.5 mi
- Red Falls: 7.3 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 9.4 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 11.1 mi
- Creamery Falls: 11.9 mi
- Ashland Park: 5.6 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 7.6 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 9.5 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 10.6 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 12.4 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 3.4 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 5.2 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 12.1 mi
- Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 12.3 mi
- Durham Center Museum: 7.4 mi
- Pratt Museum: 9.0 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 9.0 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 9.4 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 11.0 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 8.2 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 15.1 mi
- Vromans Nose: 15.9 mi
- The Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 17.3 mi
- Pratt Rock: 8.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 11.3 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 16.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: 19.9 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 22.0 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 11.8 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 19.9 mi
- Winnisook: 20.3 mi
- The Great Knot: 23.8 mi
- I ♥ NY: 24.3 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 6.7 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 14.1 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 20.7 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 12.3 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 19.6 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 22.9 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Garden: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Richmond Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dome | SE 132° | 1,217 m | 10.1 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | SE 134° | 1,205 m | 9.6 mi |
| Blackhead | SE 129° | 1,201 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | S 182° | 1,123 m | 11.5 mi |
| East Rusk | S 177° | 1,106 m | 11.5 mi |
| Camel's Hump | SE 137° | 1,095 m | 9.1 mi |
| Windham High Peak | ESE 119° | 1,077 m | 7.5 mi |
| Huntersfield Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,043 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:43 | 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 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582073
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