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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
Historic sites: 44
  • 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
Waterfalls: 44
  • 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
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 DomeW1,217 m10.6 mi
Thomas Cole MountainW1,205 m11.3 mi
BlackheadW1,201 m9.7 mi
Plateau MountainWSW1,169 m14.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW1,160 m14.1 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakWSW1,113 m9.9 mi
Twin MountainSW1,113 m13.4 mi
Camel's HumpW1,095 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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