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Speedwell Mountain

Speedwell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Speedwell Mountain rises to 618 m in New York. Starkweather Hill stands 776 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Delaware County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34834978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
618 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10064, -75.30545

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Warner Field: 5.9 mi
  • Willis Smith Riverside Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Firemen's Park: 7.0 mi
  • Kamp's Mohawk Field: 7.2 mi
  • Oquaga Creek State Park: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 9
Museums: 4
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 10.1 mi
  • Bainbridge Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 18.7 mi
  • Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Jensen Cascade: 17.3 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 17.7 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spencer Spring: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Speedwell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starkweather HillE 82°776 m13.2 mi
Brace HillE 85°752 m15.0 mi
Houck MountainE 85°748 m8.2 mi
Bear Spring MountainENE 72°746 m9.9 mi
Fork MountainE 90°741 m12.0 mi
South MountainENE 73°740 m8.8 mi
Colchester MountainENE 77°733 m13.9 mi
Rock Rift MountainESE 105°730 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:13
June solstice05:2619:5920:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475866716962513930
Precip in3.12.53.64.04.44.24.54.24.74.33.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357590590

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