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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 380 m in New York. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the west-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenandoah Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34831047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.50037, -73.84875

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Fahnestock Winter Park: 2.4 mi
  • Sarah Taylor Park (outer): 3.0 mi
  • Douglas Phillips Park: 3.1 mi
  • Doug Phillips Park: 3.2 mi
  • Sarah Taylor Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 43
  • Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Great Buddha Hall: 3.0 mi
  • Magazzino: 6.0 mi
  • Dia:Beacon: 6.9 mi
  • Mesier Homestead and Museum: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 23
Beaches: 19
Attractions: 13
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 14.1 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 16.3 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 16.5 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 20.7 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • LG waterfall: 12.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Cascades: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 7.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainWSW 255°491 m5.1 mi
North Beacon MountainW 261°465 m5.1 mi
Bald HillW 272°456 m3.5 mi
Lambs HillW 265°454 m4.1 mi
Bull HillSW 232°433 m7.0 mi
Crows NestSW 228°429 m9.4 mi
Butter HillWSW 237°420 m9.4 mi
Hill of PinesSW 231°419 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5120:33
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1915:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506067737264534132
Precip in3.73.44.03.83.64.54.43.85.14.73.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596470

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