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Coward's Falls

Coward's Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Coward's Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,160 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallis Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

50ft falls are visible from Hurley Mountain Rd.

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Coordinates41.94153, -74.06260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • M. E. Church: 3.9 mi
  • Veterans' Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Fountain: 4.3 mi
  • Rondout Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
  • Kiln: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 41
  • Snake Rocks Cliff: 7.5 mi
  • Gnome Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • Trap Cliff: 8.6 mi
  • Indian Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Ministers Face: 9.8 mi
Museums: 36
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 23
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Rondout Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 8.9 mi
  • Ellipse: 8.9 mi
  • Rough Garden: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Kingston Point Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Tongore Park Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Flint Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Esopus Meadows Beach: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Hudson River Cruises: 4.4 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 7.7 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 10.5 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 13.1 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 13.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Bear Wallow: 11.7 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 11.7 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 17.7 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Coward's Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 341°1,160 m13.9 mi
Twin MountainNNW 345°1,112.52 m13.2 mi
Twin Mountain South SummitNNW 345°1,085 m12.7 mi
Indian Head MountainNNW 348°1,083 m12.4 mi
Olderbark MountainNNW 331°1,048 m13.6 mi
Overlook MountainN 351°956 m10.0 mi
Plattekill MountainN 354°942 m11.5 mi
Ashokan High PointW 264°939 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2219:5320:36
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:2215:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465866717062503930
Precip in4.13.14.13.93.84.14.64.94.35.33.64.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rhinebeck 4SE, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jan, Mar–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs34421226042440964.0120147192209204268

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Esopus Creek Near Lomontville NY, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3554709631

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