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White Man Mountain

White Man Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Man Mountain rises to 959 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the east-southeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Walts Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

White Man Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south-southwest of Grand Gorge. Hack Flats is located east of White Man Mountain and Red Mountain is located south.

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Wikidata Q34820325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
959 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28453, -74.53404

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 23
  • Kirkside Park: 1.6 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 8.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
  • Ashland Park: 10.1 mi
  • Smith Park: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 13
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 9.1 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 11.9 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Devil's Acre spring: 17.5 mi
  • Piped Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 18.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of White Man Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainESE1,098 m3.4 mi
Vly MountainESE1,079 m5.3 mi
North Bearpen MountainESE1,076 m2.7 mi
Halcott MountainSE1,070 m8.7 mi
RoundtopENE1,052 m2.3 mi
South BearpenSE1,040 m3.4 mi
Sleeping LionSE1,039 m8.5 mi
Bearpen FlatsSSE1,036 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597157

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