West Kill Mountain
West Kill Mountain rises to 1,186 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the east-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridor, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
West Kill Mountain, or Westkill Mountain, is located in Greene County, New York. The mountain is named after the West Kill stream which flows along its northern side, and is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains. To the east, West Kill Mountain faces Southwest Hunter Mountain across 800-foot-deep (240 m) Diamond Notch; to the west, West Kill faces North Dome across Mink Hollow. West Kill Mountain stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The north slopes drain into the West Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek, the Mohawk River, and the Hudson River. The southeast slopes of the mountain drain into Hollow Tree Brook, thence into Stony Clove Creek, Esopus Creek, and the Hudson River. The southwest slopes of West Kill Mountain drain into the Broadstreet Hollow stream, thence into Esopus Creek. West Kill Mountain is contained within the Westkill Mountain Wilderness Area of New York's Catskill State Park.
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Wikidata Q7985627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1186 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Falls · 25 mi
- White Dot · 26 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 29 mi
- Copes Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diamond Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridor: 1.4 mi
- Diamond Notch Unit: 2.2 mi
- Lanes Brook Unit: 3.1 mi
- Tumbleweed Unit: 3.2 mi
- Neal Road Unit: 3.2 mi
- Saint Anne's Peak: 1.6 mi
- Rusk Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Southwest Hunter Mountain: 2.4 mi
- East Rusk: 2.7 mi
- North Dome: 3.1 mi
- Parish Field: 5.9 mi
- Simpson Mini-Park: 6.0 mi
- Glenbrook Park: 6.4 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 8.0 mi
- Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 8.2 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 1.7 mi
- Delmura Falls: 10.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Falls: 10.7 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 10.7 mi
- Plattekill Falls: 10.7 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 4.4 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Historic New York Catskill Mountains ~ Shandaken Area: 7.9 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 8.0 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 10.0 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 4.8 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 6.1 mi
- Mountain Top Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 12.4 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 12.5 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 3.7 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 6.1 mi
- Winnisook: 9.1 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 12.0 mi
- The Great Knot: 14.4 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 4.5 mi
- Giant Ledge: 10.4 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 10.7 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 10.9 mi
- The "Great" Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- The Walled Garden: 19.8 mi
- The Upper Garden: 19.8 mi
- Blithewood Garden: 21.6 mi
- Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Rough Garden: 21.8 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 3.0 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 11.2 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 15.5 mi
- Bear Wallow: 16.7 mi
- Bear Wallow: 16.8 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 9.8 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 18.6 mi
- West Landing: 20.4 mi
- South Landing: 20.4 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 21.0 mi
- Rail Explorers: 6.1 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 8.2 mi
- Pratt Rock: 12.0 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 15.2 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of West Kill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,228.34 m | 3.1 mi |
| Plateau Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,168.91 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,160 m | 7.6 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | E 99° | 1,140 m | 2.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SW 215° | 1,135.08 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,123.493 m | 2.4 mi |
| Twin Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,112.52 m | 8.7 mi |
| East Rusk | NNE 33° | 1,105.814 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 973363 — West Kill Mountain, Greene County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598566
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