Peak · New York
Snake Mountain
Snake Mountain rises to 294 m in New York. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brimstone Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34908680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 294 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.29759, -74.26959
- 9.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 26.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 11 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 23 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brimstone Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bellvale Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Durland Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Knapp's View: 2.3 mi
- Mombasha Park: 2.8 mi
- Chester Commons Park: 3.2 mi
- Carpenter Park: 4.2 mi
- Lewis Woodlands: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Peter Hawk Watch Trailway: 3.7 mi
- Stony Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
- Wanaque Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Highlands Meadow: 11.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Preserve: 12.8 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Monument: 4.2 mi
- Mombasha Fire Co.: 4.6 mi
- Hambletonian Monument: 4.6 mi
- William Henry Seward Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Southfields Furnace: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- Power Teach: 5.3 mi
- Wine and Design Warwick: 6.8 mi
- Eagles: 11.9 mi
- Eagles: 11.9 mi
- Diana: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 54
- Lemon Squeezer: 7.6 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 8.7 mi
- Pulpit: 11.2 mi
- Crumbling Under Pressure: 11.6 mi
- Gravitas Wall: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 50
- New York Renaissance Faire: 3.9 mi
- Brick Party: 6.0 mi
- Lego Big Shop: 6.0 mi
- LEGO Rebuild The World: 6.1 mi
- Rogue Riders: 6.1 mi
Museums: 48
- Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame: 7.8 mi
- The Pines Museum: 11.8 mi
- Middletown Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 39
- Goshen: 6.0 mi
- The Bronx: 6.1 mi
- West Coast: 6.1 mi
- Midtown: 6.1 mi
- Las Vegas: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 36
- New Sebago Beach: 9.1 mi
- Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 9.3 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 9.9 mi
- Wawayanda Beach: 11.2 mi
- Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Mine Hole Falls: 10.5 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 15.5 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 17.8 mi
- Otter Hole: 17.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Reservable Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Kakiat Park: 13.2 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Two Field Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Middletown Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 19.9 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 19.9 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Monksville: 12.1 mi
- Doodletown: 13.9 mi
- New City Village: 20.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Rail-Trail Spring: 20.3 mi
- Artesian Spring: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Snake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | SW 216° | 454 m | 7.5 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | ESE 119° | 421 m | 8.1 mi |
| Fingerboard Mountain | ESE 105° | 420 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain North | ESE 110° | 417 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | E 97° | 416 m | 8.9 mi |
| Warwick Mountain | SW 219° | 410 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain | ESE 113° | 407 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bellvale Mountain | SSW 203° | 406 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:47 | 16:32 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown 2 NW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357589991
Day trips start here
- Suffern · 14 mi
- Stony Point · 15 mi
- Highlands · 16 mi
- Monsey · 16 mi
- Rockland County · 16 mi
- Spring Valley · 17 mi
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