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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 865 m in New York. West Kill Mountain stands 1,186 m to the east, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Halcott Center North Unit, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

South Mountain is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains southeast of Halcott Center. Brush Ridge is located southwest, and Halcott Mountain is located east of South Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34834145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
865 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.18231, -74.47765

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 50
Parks: 27
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 2.3 mi
  • Smith Park: 3.4 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 3.4 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 5.7 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 9
Springs: 8
  • Devil's Acre spring: 12.7 mi
  • Piped Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 17.8 mi
  • Piped Spring: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 3.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Kill MountainE 96°1,186 m9.7 mi
Graham MountainSSW 200°1,174 m10.5 mi
Panther MountainSSE 154°1,135.08 m9.7 mi
Big Indian MountainS 185°1,127.46 m10.2 mi
Rusk MountainE 83°1,123.493 m10.3 mi
Fir MountainS 178°1,106.12 m10.7 mi
Balsam MountainS 185°1,099.41 m6.3 mi
North DomeE 95°1,098.8 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2319:5620:38
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965819 — South Mountain, Greene County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357590272

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