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Hardenburg Falls

Hardenburg Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hardenburg Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

Hardenburgh Falls is a waterfall in Delaware County, New York. It is located west of Grand Gorge along NY–23, on Bear Kill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q56826957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33784, -74.45094

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 44
  • Manor Kill Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Red Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 31
Parks: 30
  • Ashland Park: 6.2 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 6.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 12.9 mi
Museums: 17
  • Pratt Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 4.3 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 7.7 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Pratt Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 19.2 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.6 mi
  • Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Veterans Garden: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Hardenburg Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainSSW1,098 m5.2 mi
Vly MountainS1,079 m6.4 mi
North Bearpen MountainSSW1,076 m4.8 mi
RoundtopSSW1,052 m3.6 mi
Huntersfield MountainENE1,043 m5.5 mi
South BearpenSSW1,040 m6.7 mi
Sleeping LionS1,039 m9.8 mi
Bearpen FlatsSSW1,036 m7.4 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 solstice07:2415:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs51.647.086.286.447.935.916.917.721.929.839.657.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bear Kill Near Prattsville NY, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/11555031487

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