Richtmyer Peak
Richtmyer Peak rises to 910 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Richmond Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Richtmyer Peak is a mountain in Greene County, New York and partly in Schoharie County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains southwest of West Durham. Mount Pisgah is located east, and Richmond Mountain is located southwest of Richtmyer Peak.
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Wikidata Q34830186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 910 m
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Richmond Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.0 mi
- Steenburg Mountain: 1.4 mi
- South Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bump Mountain: 2.0 mi
- South Mountain Extension Unit: 1.8 mi
- Mill Street Unit: 1.9 mi
- Steenburg Mountain Unit: 2.2 mi
- Blodgett Road Unit: 2.2 mi
- Mitchell Hollow Unit: 2.7 mi
- Ashland Park: 6.3 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 7.8 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 9.1 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- Red Falls: 8.0 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 8.5 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 9.9 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 11.3 mi
- Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 11.4 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 3.3 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 4.7 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 11.5 mi
- Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 11.6 mi
- Durham Center Museum: 7.0 mi
- Pratt Museum: 9.6 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 9.6 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 9.7 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 11.4 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Vromans Nose: 15.4 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 15.5 mi
- The Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 17.5 mi
- Pratt Rock: 9.3 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 11.3 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 16.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: 20.5 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 22.1 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 12.3 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 20.5 mi
- Winnisook: 21.0 mi
- I ♥ NY: 23.8 mi
- The Great Knot: 24.1 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 6.8 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 14.6 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 11.6 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 20.3 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 22.2 mi
- Veterans Garden: 14.6 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 24.9 mi
- Water Garden: 24.9 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Richtmyer Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dome | SE 135° | 1,217.37 m | 10.2 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | SE 138° | 1,204.87 m | 9.8 mi |
| Blackhead | SE 133° | 1,200.91 m | 11.0 mi |
| Camel's Hump | SE 141° | 1,095.4 m | 9.3 mi |
| Windham High Peak | SE 124° | 1,077 m | 7.4 mi |
| Huntersfield Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,043 m | 4.5 mi |
| Arizona Mountain | SE 132° | 1,038 m | 12.0 mi |
| Evergreen Mountain | SSW 191° | 1,027 m | 11.5 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 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962485 — Richtmyer Peak, Greene County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582081
Day trips start here
- Kinderhook · 30 mi
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