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Van Wyck Mountain

Van Wyck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Van Wyck Mountain rises to 976 m in New York. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Van Wyck Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-southeast of Frost Valley. Hemlock Mountain is located north, Woodhull Mountain is located west-southwest, Samson Mountain is located southeast, Bangle Hill is located south, and Wildcat Mountain is located northwest of Van Wyck Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34816840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
976 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.95231, -74.43543

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 60
  • Buttermilk Falls: 2.3 mi
  • High Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Otter Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cornell Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Vernooy Kill Falls: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lester S. Davis Park: 8.1 mi
  • Catskills Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 10.4 mi
  • Grant Avery Park: 10.6 mi
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 52
Cliffs: 39
Museums: 29
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 12
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 10.1 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 11.0 mi
  • Overturned 1938 Truck: 16.3 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 16.8 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 18.9 mi
Springs: 8
  • Table Mountain Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Piped Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 7.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Butterfly Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Buddah Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Rondout Community Garden: 23.3 mi
  • SUNY New Paltz Student Garden: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Van Wyck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainNE 38°1,266 m4.1 mi
Doubletop MountainNW 318°1,180 m7.1 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakNW 317°1,175 m6.7 mi
Cornell MountainNE 50°1,174 m5.3 mi
Graham MountainNW 316°1,174 m8.4 mi
Table MountainENE 74°1,165.86 m1.6 mi
Peekamoose MountainE 88°1,164.03 m1.9 mi
Wittenberg MountainNE 50°1,152.75 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2319:5520:37
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2315:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594389

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