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Steenburg Mountain

Steenburg Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Steenburg Mountain rises to 782 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Steenburg Mountain Unit, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

Steenburg Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York, north-northwest of Windham. High Knob is located to its northwest, Sicklers Mountain is to its west-southwest, South Mountain is to its south, and Mount Pisgah is to its southeast.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34910928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
782 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39453, -74.27486

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
  • Manor Kill Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Red Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 10.7 mi
Parks: 47
Historic sites: 32
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 5.0 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 10.7 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 10.9 mi
  • Baptist Church: 11.0 mi
Museums: 22
  • Durham Center Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 9.7 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Veterans Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Water Garden: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Steenburg Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeSE 138°1,217.37 m11.6 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSE 140°1,204.87 m11.1 mi
Camel's HumpSE 143°1,095.4 m10.6 mi
Windham High PeakSE 129°1,077 m8.7 mi
Huntersfield MountainSW 234°1,043 m4.5 mi
CaudalSE 146°1,012 m10.4 mi
Richmond MountainS 174°980 m1.9 mi
Burnt KnobSE 129°972 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5620:38
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2415:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591151

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