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Washburn Mountain

Washburn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Washburn Mountain rises to 463 m in New York. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the east, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Alander Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

The story

Washburn Mountain is a 1,496-foot-tall (456 m) mountain in New York. It is located south-southeast Copake Falls in Columbia County. From 1932 to 1964, the mountain was the location of a 60-foot-tall (18 m) steel fire lookout tower now located on Beebe Hill. Alander Mountain is located southeast of Washburn Mountain.

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Wikidata Q34818848, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
463 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10121, -73.51732

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Copake Town Park: 1.8 mi
  • Garrett Garden and Green: 3.3 mi
  • Town Park: 6.7 mi
  • French Park: 7.3 mi
  • East Twin Lake Water Access: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 39
Historic sites: 35
Waterfalls: 31
Artworks: 31
  • Newsboy Statue: 9.4 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 10.0 mi
  • Diving Lady: 10.1 mi
  • Naked Lady: 10.3 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 12
  • trail parking: 5.5 mi
  • Sheffield Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 10.0 mi
  • Giant's Thumb: 10.7 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 13.5 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 21.1 mi
  • Trap Cliff: 21.8 mi
  • The Beech: 23.1 mi
  • Space Invaders: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 9
  • East Beach: 9.6 mi
  • West Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 17.0 mi
  • South Landing: 21.4 mi
  • West Landing: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Washburn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettE 89°793 m4.3 mi
Mount FrissellSSE 152°747 m3.9 mi
Mount AshleySE 141°725 m3.5 mi
Mount RaceESE 107°723 m4.6 mi
Bear MountainSE 140°708 m5.0 mi
Brace MountainSSE 162°706 m4.1 mi
South Brace MountainSSE 162°702 m4.5 mi
Round MountainSSE 150°695 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5220:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475766717062504030
Precip in3.12.33.33.34.64.33.83.84.54.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 968839 — Washburn Mountain, Columbia County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357595045

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