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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: 49
Parks: 44
  • Ashland Park: 1.3 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 10.4 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 11.3 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 11
Springs: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 5
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 MountainSE 145°1,228.34 m9.1 mi
West Kill MountainSSE 165°1,186 m8.4 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainSSE 152°1,140 m9.6 mi
Rusk MountainSSE 154°1,123.493 m6.5 mi
East RuskSSE 148°1,105.814 m6.9 mi
North DomeS 186°1,098.8 m7.8 mi
Bearpen MountainW 259°1,098 m7.3 mi
Camel's HumpE 96°1,095.4 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 5080 °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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