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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 740 m in New York. Cherry Ridge stands 801 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Spring Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Delaware County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34834130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
740 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13870, -75.14156

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 38
Attractions: 7
  • White Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 20.3 mi
  • Site of the Prophet Trial: 20.6 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
  • Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 23.2 mi
Museums: 7
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 14.5 mi
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Bainbridge Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Oneonta History Centre: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 11.3 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 17.9 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Russell Brook Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 18.5 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Roscoe: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Beamoc Trout: 18.5 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry RidgeSE 133°801 m12.7 mi
Cherry RidgeSE 132°793 m11.8 mi
Prospect HillE 79°783 m8.7 mi
Starkweather HillE 99°776 m4.7 mi
Brock MountainESE 116°766 m13.6 mi
Brock MountainESE 116°763 m13.6 mi
Bryden HillE 93°758 m11.0 mi
Brace HillE 101°752 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2519:5820:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2615:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357590265

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