Schaghticoke Mountain
Schaghticoke Mountain rises to 404 m in New York. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the north, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Charcoal Hearth, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
mountain in New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34904217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 404 m
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Preston Hill: 1.7 mi
- Tenmile Hill: 1.8 mi
- Birch Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spooner Hill: 1.8 mi
- Gardner Hill: 2.1 mi
- Herrick Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Leather Hill Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Alice McCallister Memorial Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Emery Park: 3.5 mi
- Wimisink Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Town of Dover: 3.1 mi
- Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Kent Commons Park: 3.4 mi
- Fireman's Field: 3.6 mi
- Kent Green: 3.9 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 0.2 mi
- Jim Hulton: 5.5 mi
- Lois Batchelder: 6.3 mi
- Mill Ruins: 8.6 mi
- Lime Kiln: 14.0 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 4.6 mi
- Northrop House: 7.6 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 11.5 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 11.6 mi
- Cascades: 0.9 mi
- Kent Falls: 8.3 mi
- New Preston Falls: 8.6 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.3 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 5.0 mi
- New Milford Tank: 9.5 mi
- Indian village: 11.5 mi
- Peter's Forge: 12.0 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 13.0 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 8.0 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 8.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.0 mi
- North Beach: 14.3 mi
- South Beach: 14.8 mi
- Judea Garden: 9.7 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 12.8 mi
- Personal Gardens: 13.0 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 19.1 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 19.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.8 mi
- Grand Staircase: 3.3 mi
- Kelly Slide: 8.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.7 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 18.4 mi
- Jean Widmark: 15.4 mi
- greek letter pi: 19.1 mi
- Lesser Evil: 19.4 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 21.3 mi
- Dutchess County Map: 21.5 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Dudley Town: 12.2 mi
- Dicktown: 19.5 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 1.0 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Schaghticoke Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hill | N 8° | 442 m | 1.7 mi |
| North Preston Hill | N 11° | 441 m | 2.5 mi |
| Bromica Mountain | NE 55° | 428 m | 7.0 mi |
| Chapel Pond Hill | NNE 25° | 426 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cobble Mountain | N 10° | 426 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mauwee Peak | NE 50° | 426 m | 6.6 mi |
| Dennis Hill | WSW 248° | 416 m | 5.7 mi |
| Saint Johns Peak | NE 48° | 407 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 964568 — Schaghticoke Mountain, Dutchess County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357588167
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- Putnam County · 21 mi
- Cold Spring · 29 mi
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