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Vedder Mountain

Vedder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Vedder Mountain rises to 192 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

About

The story

Vedder Mountain is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains east-northeast of Lawrenceville. Bethel Ridge is located southwest, and Timmerman Hill is located south-southwest of Vedder Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34817218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
192 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.24175, -73.91874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Elliott Park: 2.9 mi
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 3.8 mi
  • Angelo Canna Town Park: 5.8 mi
  • Ernest R. Lasher Jr. Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
  • Henry Hudson Riverfront Park: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Athens Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.4 mi
  • Cohotate Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Catskill Forest Preserve Detatched Parcel: 4.1 mi
  • Brandow Point Unique Area: 4.4 mi
  • Seward's Island: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 51
  • Glen Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 6.0 mi
  • Venus Bath: 6.1 mi
  • Ashley Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Winter Clove falls: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Town of Cairo: 5.1 mi
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 6.4 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 6.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 7.3 mi
Museums: 32
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 12
  • The Upper Garden: 10.7 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 10.7 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Oakdale Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 11.9 mi
  • West Landing: 13.6 mi
  • South Landing: 13.7 mi
  • West Beach: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hurricane Ledge: 9.9 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 10.9 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 11.3 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 11.4 mi
  • High Rocks: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The Old Game Farm: 4.6 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 22.6 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 22.9 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Vedder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeW 281°1,217.37 m10.6 mi
Thomas Cole MountainW 280°1,204.87 m11.3 mi
BlackheadW 281°1,200.91 m9.7 mi
Plateau MountainWSW 241°1,168.91 m14.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 237°1,160 m14.1 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakWSW 236°1,113.13 m9.9 mi
Twin MountainSW 233°1,112.52 m13.4 mi
Camel's HumpW 280°1,095.4 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5420:36
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2215:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594449

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