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Sunset Rock

Sunset Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Rock rises to 545 m in New York. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dugway Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34933047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
545 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13434, -73.49528

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dugway Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Ethel: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Whitbeck: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Copake Town Park: 3.2 mi
  • Garrett Garden and Green: 3.3 mi
  • Town Park: 4.5 mi
  • French Park: 4.7 mi
  • McAllister Park: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 40
Historic sites: 35
Artworks: 31
  • Newsboy Statue: 7.2 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 7.6 mi
  • Naked Lady: 7.9 mi
  • Diving Lady: 11.0 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 11.1 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 18.5 mi
  • The Beech: 22.4 mi
  • Space Invaders: 22.4 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 10
  • East Beach: 11.1 mi
  • West Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 19.6 mi
  • South Landing: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Sunset Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettSE 125°793 m3.9 mi
Mount FrissellS 173°747 m5.8 mi
Mount AshleySSE 168°725 m5.1 mi
Mount RaceSE 138°723 m4.9 mi
Bear MountainSSE 161°708 m6.5 mi
Brace MountainS 179°706 m6.2 mi
South Brace MountainS 178°702 m6.6 mi
Round MountainS 171°695 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5220:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475766717062504030
Precip in3.12.33.33.34.64.33.83.84.54.22.93.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591929

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