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Shankley Mountain

Shankley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shankley Mountain rises to 599 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Wykoff, a peak 1.0 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q30625503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83757, -74.77876

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Wiles Park: 10.0 mi
  • Haslett Park: 10.2 mi
  • Fort Plain Historical Park: 10.2 mi
  • Spring Park: 10.5 mi
  • Cary Park: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
  • Cherry Valley Historical Association: 3.1 mi
  • Hyde Hall Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Sharon Historical Society Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 10.3 mi
  • Fenimore Art Museum: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Shankley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hooker MountainSSW 194°709 m17.0 mi
Pine MountainSSE 154°698 m14.3 mi
Algerine HillSSE 156°684 m14.2 mi
Cornish HillSSW 209°680 m14.1 mi
Stone Quarry HillSSE 162°669 m14.9 mi
Elliot HillSSE 153°660 m12.1 mi
Rum HillWSW 254°641 m8.5 mi
Darling HillSSW 192°640 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2119:5920:42
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2715:4216:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445664686660483727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 964933 — Shankley Mountain, Otsego County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357589157

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