Peak · New York
West Mountain
West Mountain rises to 382 m in New York. Bull Hill stands 423 m to the northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Timp, a peak 0.8 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockland County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34819691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 382 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.28443, -74.01127
- 18.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Timp: 0.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Horn Hill: 1.1 mi
- Dunderberg Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Anthony Wayne Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Western Redoubt Fort Clinton: 2.7 mi
- Mine Dock Park: 3.3 mi
- Brooks Park: 3.3 mi
- Lents Cove Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph Bartha: 1.8 mi
- Perkins Memorial Tower: 1.9 mi
- West Redoubt: 4.3 mi
- East Redoubt: 4.5 mi
- J J Wood Saw Mill: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Wayne-Washington Lookout: 2.1 mi
- Iona Island Estuarine Research Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Montrose Point State Forest: 4.2 mi
- Fort Hill Park: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Arc: 4.0 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 6.9 mi
- Washington Monument: 7.9 mi
- General Patton: 7.9 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 8.0 mi
Gardens
- Boscobel Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 10.0 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 58
- Hell Hole: 2.9 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 6.6 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 7.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 50
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 1.8 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 2.4 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 6.7 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 9.5 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 11.6 mi
Museums: 50
- Fort Montgomery: 3.0 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Peekskill Museum: 4.7 mi
- MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 19
- Ten Eycks Beach: 3.2 mi
- Brick Beach: 4.1 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 7.9 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 8.7 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Kakiat Park: 11.0 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 22.1 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
- Pell Hill: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 17.1 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 18.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 23.3 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 23.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Wallkill Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 1.1 mi
- Dicktown: 18.0 mi
- Monksville: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Hill | NW 325° | 423 m | 5.5 mi |
| Fingerboard Mountain | WSW 255° | 420 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain North | WSW 250° | 417 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | W 267° | 416 m | 4.5 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | NW 310° | 416 m | 5.1 mi |
| South Stockbridge Mountain | W 275° | 411 m | 4.0 mi |
| Stockbridge Mountain | WNW 289° | 402 m | 3.6 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | WSW 257° | 396 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596792
Day trips start here
- Stony Point · 3 mi
- Highlands · 5 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 9 mi
- Rockland County · 9 mi
- Cold Spring · 10 mi
- New City · 10 mi
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