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West Mountain

West Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

West Mountain rises to 360 m in New York. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the northeast, 9.2 miles off. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34819628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60148, -73.62152

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • West Mountain State Forest: 1.7 mi
  • Friends of Great Swamp: 1.7 mi
  • Pawling Nature Reserve: 2.9 mi
  • Pawling Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
  • Leather Hill Preserve: 4.7 mi
Parks
  • Edward R Murrow Park: 2.4 mi
  • Depot Hill Multiple Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Towne Center Park: 4.0 mi
  • Town of Dover: 4.8 mi
  • Tymor Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 6.9 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 7.9 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 8.3 mi
  • Sybil Ludington Statue: 12.7 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 14.6 mi
Museums: 43
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 21
Artworks: 16
  • greek letter pi: 15.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 16.5 mi
  • Dutchess County Map: 17.9 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 18.1 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascades: 8.6 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 6.4 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston HillNE 36°442 m9.2 mi
Clove MountainNNW 328°426 m7.0 mi
Dennis HillN 356°416 m3.7 mi
Observatory HillESE 103°405 m4.3 mi
Mount EgbertSW 235°405 m4.5 mi
Schaghticoke MountainNE 41°404 m7.8 mi
Depot HillWSW 237°398 m3.3 mi
East MountainNNW 344°393 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1915:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506067737264534132
Precip in3.73.44.03.83.64.54.43.85.14.73.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596816

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