Peak · New York
White Rock
White Rock rises to 225 m in New York. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the west-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34820362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 225 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.35398, -73.94042
- 21.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.9 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 28 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
- Hawkwatch · 29 mi
- High Exposure · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarloaf Hill: 0.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.0 mi
- Cat Rock: 1.2 mi
- Canada Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Open Space Conservancy: 1.0 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 1.0 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 1.4 mi
- Garrison School Forest: 1.5 mi
- Garrison School Forest: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Veteran's Park: 1.7 mi
- Roe Park: 1.8 mi
- Kosciuszko’s Garden: 2.7 mi
- South Dock Park: 2.7 mi
- Mine Dock Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- John Burroughs: 1.7 mi
- L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument: 2.7 mi
- Cadet Honor Code Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Fort Putnam: 2.8 mi
- MacArthur Monument: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 2.7 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 2.7 mi
- Washington Monument: 2.8 mi
- Thayer Statue: 2.9 mi
- Arc: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 57
- Hell Hole: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 12.0 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 12.7 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 49
- Boscobel Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 4.8 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Garden: 15.8 mi
Museums: 41
- MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center: 0.7 mi
- West Point Museum: 1.7 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 3.2 mi
- Boscobel House: 4.0 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 36
- Timp-Torne Trail: 5.2 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 5.4 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 11.7 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 12.3 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Brick Beach: 7.6 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 7.7 mi
- Canopus Beach: 10.0 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 10.6 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- LG waterfall: 22.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 23.1 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 23.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Princess circle picnic site: 16.7 mi
- Kakiat Park: 17.0 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
- Pell Hill: 19.7 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 5.0 mi
- Dicktown: 12.0 mi
- Monksville: 24.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of White Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Rock | WNW 301° | 441 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bull Hill | N 352° | 433 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crows Nest | NNW 330° | 429 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NW 310° | 429 m | 4.4 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 312° | 424 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Rascal | WNW 287° | 424 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bull Hill | W 268° | 423 m | 6.8 mi |
| Butter Hill | NNW 328° | 420 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 971129 — White Rock, Putnam County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357597171
Day trips start here
- Highlands · 2 mi
- Cold Spring · 5 mi
- Stony Point · 9 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 11 mi
- Putnam County · 11 mi
- Ossining · 14 mi
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