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Walnut Mountain

Walnut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Mountain rises to 634 m in New York. Woodpecker Ridge stands 1,057 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Mountain Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 15 miles off.

The story

Walnut Mountain is a mountain in Sullivan County, New York. It is located southwest of Liberty. Columbia Hill is located southeast and Chuck Hill is located northwest of Walnut Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34818651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
634 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78731, -74.76850

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Walnut Mountain Park: 0.3 mi
  • Walnut Mountain Park: 0.4 mi
  • Creekside Park: 1.5 mi
  • Shirley Diamond Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Francis A. Hanofee Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
Waterfalls: 22
  • Wildcat Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Katrina Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Denton Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Mullet Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 16.9 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • RIVER ACCESS sign: 20.6 mi
  • Overturned 1938 Truck: 21.4 mi
  • grassy track continues: 21.7 mi
  • grassy track continues: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Box Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Piped Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Piped Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Rail-Trail Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 10.8 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wanaksink Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
  • river access: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Buddah Garden: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Walnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodpecker RidgeNNE 24°1,057 m19.1 mi
Beaver Kill RangeNNE 32°1,009 m16.5 mi
Willowemoc MountainNNE 27°983 m15.8 mi
Beaver Kill RangeNNE 33°979 m16.9 mi
High Falls RidgeNE 39°975 m18.2 mi
Mongaup MountainNNE 14°968 m14.7 mi
Cradle Rock RidgeNNE 18°963 m18.1 mi
Beech MountainNNE 14°950 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2519:5620:38
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2415:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431445463686659483828
Precip in3.72.83.94.24.75.24.75.35.24.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Liberty 1 NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 968714 — Walnut Mountain, Sullivan County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357594768

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