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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.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34820375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
706 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.72869, -73.27205

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
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
Museums: 35
Waterfalls: 28
  • 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: 24
  • 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
Artworks: 17
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 3.1 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 3.3 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 3.3 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 5.9 mi
  • C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 8.1 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
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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 GreylockSE 140°1,063 m8.3 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSSE 151°985 m8.8 mi
Mount FitchSE 132°945 m7.6 mi
Mount WilliamsSE 126°901 m7.1 mi
Scrub HillENE 58°883 m9.8 mi
Spruce HillNE 55°858 m10.6 mi
Berlin MountainSSW 196°853 m2.6 mi
The DomeNE 56°836 m6.2 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597178

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