South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 880 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain Extension Unit, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
South Mountain is a mountain in Greene County, New York and partially in Schoharie County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains southwest of West Durham. Ashland Pinnacle is located west-southwest, and Steenburg Mountain is located north of South Mountain. The 1,498-acre South Mountain State Forest is a popular destination in the area that offers hiking, camping, hunting and skiing.
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Wikidata Q34834191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 880 m
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain Extension Unit: 0.7 mi
- Blodgett Road Unit: 1.0 mi
- Mill Street Unit: 2.0 mi
- Mitchell Hollow Unit: 2.5 mi
- Durham Road Unit: 2.6 mi
- Richmond Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bump Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ashland Pinnacle: 1.4 mi
- Richtmyer Peak: 1.5 mi
- The Knob: 1.8 mi
- Red Falls: 6.5 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 8.6 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 10.6 mi
- Creamery Falls: 11.6 mi
- Ashland Park: 4.9 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 7.8 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 10.2 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 10.2 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 12.6 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 4.1 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 6.0 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 12.9 mi
- Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 13.0 mi
- Pratt Museum: 8.2 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 8.2 mi
- Durham Center Museum: 8.2 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 8.8 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 10.8 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 14.9 mi
- Vromans Nose: 16.1 mi
- The Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 17.4 mi
- Pratt Rock: 7.9 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 16.5 mi
- Rail Explorers: 19.5 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.6 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 11.6 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 19.5 mi
- Winnisook: 19.7 mi
- The Great Knot: 23.8 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 7.0 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 13.9 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 21.5 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 13.0 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 18.9 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 23.6 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Veterans Garden: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dome | SE 127° | 1,217 m | 10.5 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | SE 130° | 1,205 m | 9.9 mi |
| Blackhead | SE 125° | 1,201 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | S 178° | 1,123 m | 11.1 mi |
| East Rusk | S 174° | 1,106 m | 11.2 mi |
| Camel's Hump | SE 132° | 1,095 m | 9.3 mi |
| Vly Mountain | SW 226° | 1,079 m | 11.5 mi |
| Windham High Peak | ESE 114° | 1,077 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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