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Touchmenot Mountain

Touchmenot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Touchmenot Mountain rises to 842 m in New York. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabot Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 23 miles off.

The story

Touchmenot Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southwest of Margaretville. Cross Mountain is located northeast of Touchmenot Mountain and Barkaboom Mountain is located northeast.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34813753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
842 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04814, -74.74071

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park: 10.4 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 12.9 mi
  • Covered Bridge Park: 13.0 mi
  • Smith Park: 14.7 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 3.0 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 9.8 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 10.5 mi
  • Forstmann Castle: 13.0 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Tompkins Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
  • High Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 16.5 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Piped Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Box Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
  • White Rock: 21.1 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 22.3 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 23.3 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Beamoc Trout: 11.9 mi
  • Winnisook: 15.6 mi
  • Shandaken Eagle: 21.8 mi
  • Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 10.5 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 14.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Touchmenot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doubletop MountainE1,180 m11.0 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakE1,175 m11.2 mi
Graham MountainE1,174 m9.9 mi
Balsam Lake MountainE1,136 m7.5 mi
Millbrook RidgeE1,080 m5.5 mi
Dry Brook RidgeENE1,058 m8.3 mi
Woodpecker RidgeE1,057 m6.4 mi
Beaver Kill RangeESE1,009 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5620:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967685 — Touchmenot Mountain, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593219

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