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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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: 24
  • Kirkside Park: 1.6 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 8.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 9.8 mi
  • Ashland Park: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 21
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 MountainESE 113°1,098 m3.4 mi
Vly MountainESE 121°1,079.3 m5.3 mi
North Bearpen MountainESE 107°1,076 m2.7 mi
Halcott MountainSE 146°1,069.54 m8.7 mi
RoundtopENE 74°1,052 m2.3 mi
South BearpenSE 141°1,040 m3.4 mi
Sleeping LionSE 135°1,039 m8.5 mi
Bearpen FlatsSSE 151°1,036 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 5080 °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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