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White Rocks

White Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

White Rocks rises to 706 m in New York. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34820375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
706 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.72869, -73.27205

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Field Park: 3.3 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 3.5 mi
  • Science Quad: 3.6 mi
  • Denison Park: 3.7 mi
  • Currier Quad: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
Peaks
Museums: 35
Waterfalls: 25
  • Haley Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 7.9 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Grandfather Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Sentinels: 8.3 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 12.1 mi
  • Antique Truck: 18.1 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Buxton Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of White Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSE1,063 m8.3 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSSE985 m8.8 mi
Mount FitchSE945 m7.6 mi
Houghton MountainENE939 m11.3 mi
Mount WilliamsSE901 m7.1 mi
Scrub HillENE883 m9.8 mi
Spruce HillNE858 m10.6 mi
Berlin MountainSSW853 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445664696760493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597178

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