Peak · New York
The Pines
The Pines rises to 285 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pingyp Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 285 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.26093, -74.02986
- 17.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.6 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pingyp Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Big Bog Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Horn Hill: 0.9 mi
- Jackie Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bensons Point: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Anthony Wayne Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Laurel Drive Park: 3.1 mi
- Lowland Town Park: 3.3 mi
- Verplanck Waterfront Park: 3.7 mi
- Lents Cove Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Wayne-Washington Lookout: 1.7 mi
- Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Iona Island Estuarine Research Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Montrose Point State Forest: 4.4 mi
- George's Island Park: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 57
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 9.2 mi
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 9.3 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Perkins Memorial Tower: 3.7 mi
- J J Wood Saw Mill: 4.2 mi
- West Redoubt: 5.7 mi
- Ranger Cabin: 5.8 mi
- East Redoubt: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 56
- Hell Hole: 4.8 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 5.4 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 8.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Pulpit: 9.3 mi
Artworks
- Arc: 5.2 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 6.0 mi
- Washington Monument: 9.8 mi
- General Patton: 9.8 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 9.8 mi
Museums: 55
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 3.8 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 4.9 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 5.5 mi
- The Peekskill Museum: 6.0 mi
- Blauvelt Homestead: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 50
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 3.1 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 3.6 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 5.2 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 9.3 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 23
- Ten Eycks Beach: 3.0 mi
- Brick Beach: 4.2 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 6.2 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 6.9 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Kakiat Park: 9.1 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Area B: 21.8 mi
- Area C: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 15.2 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 16.5 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 21.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 21.8 mi
- Otter Hole: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 3.0 mi
- Monksville: 16.9 mi
- Dicktown: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Wallkill Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of The Pines. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Mountain | WSW 255° | 421 m | 5.6 mi |
| Fingerboard Mountain | W 274° | 420 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain North | W 265° | 417 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | WNW 291° | 416 m | 3.8 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | NNW 329° | 416 m | 5.7 mi |
| South Stockbridge Mountain | WNW 303° | 411 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain | W 260° | 407 m | 4.8 mi |
| Stockbridge Mountain | NW 319° | 402 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/369041282
Day trips start here
- Stony Point · 2 mi
- Highlands · 7 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 8 mi
- New City · 8 mi
- Rockland County · 8 mi
- Monsey · 10 mi
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