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Towpath Mountain

Towpath Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Towpath Mountain rises to 592 m in New York. Mine Hill stands 857 m to the southwest, 12 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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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: 32
Historic sites: 22
  • 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: 12
Attractions: 6
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 13.7 miles of Towpath Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mine HillSW 228°857 m11.8 mi
Mount JeffersonSW 235°833 m12.1 mi
Bald MountainSW 222°830 m12.7 mi
Woodchuck HillSW 233°817 m11.3 mi
High KnobSSE 148°812 m10.7 mi
Hubbard HillSSE 151°800 m8.7 mi
Leonard HillSSE 154°794 m8.4 mi
Steenburg MountainSE 146°782 m13.7 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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