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Tower Mountain

Tower Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tower Mountain rises to 904 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Road Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in New York, United States.

Wikidata Q34813850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
904 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28536, -74.33292

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 48
Parks: 42
  • Ashland Park: 1.3 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 8.3 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 11.3 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 11.8 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 5
Springs: 5
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 8.3 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 9.8 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Piped Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Veterans Garden: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainSE1,228 m9.1 mi
West Kill MountainSSE1,186 m8.4 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainSSE1,140 m9.6 mi
Rusk MountainSSE1,123 m6.5 mi
East RuskSSE1,106 m6.9 mi
North DomeS1,099 m7.8 mi
Bearpen MountainW1,098 m7.3 mi
Camel's HumpE1,095 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5520:38
September equinox06:4518:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212229415361656457463627
Precip in4.43.14.84.84.04.64.65.15.36.04.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593241

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