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Towpath Mountain

Towpath Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Towpath Mountain rises to 592 m in New York. Utsayantha Mountain stands 978 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Max V. Shaul State Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Towpath Mountain is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York. It is located north-northwest of Breakabeen. Walhalla Rocks is located southeast and Rossman Hill is located west-southwest of Towpath Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34813936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
592 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55952, -74.42570

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
Historic sites: 20
  • Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 14.8 mi
  • Baptist Church: 14.9 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 15.0 mi
Museums: 19
  • The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 7.9 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 7.9 mi
  • Iroquois Indian Museum: 9.2 mi
  • 1743 Palatine House: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Boucks Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Landis Arboretum: 17.3 mi
  • Veterans Garden: 19.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 21.9 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Towpath Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Utsayantha MountainSW978 m13.9 mi
Mine HillSW857 m11.8 mi
Mount JeffersonSW833 m12.1 mi
Bald MountainSW830 m12.7 mi
Woodchuck HillSW817 m11.3 mi
High KnobSSE812 m10.7 mi
Hubbard HillSSE800 m8.7 mi
Leonard HillSSE794 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5720:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445564696760483728
Precip in2.52.13.13.43.74.24.24.33.63.92.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967729 — Towpath Mountain, Schoharie County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593289

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