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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: 45
  • 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: 32
Parks: 31
  • Ashland Park: 6.2 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 6.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 12.3 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: 8
  • 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 9.8 miles of Hardenburg Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainSSW 193°1,098 m5.2 mi
Vly MountainS 178°1,079.3 m6.4 mi
North Bearpen MountainSSW 201°1,076 m4.8 mi
RoundtopSSW 214°1,052 m3.6 mi
Huntersfield MountainENE 77°1,043 m5.5 mi
South BearpenSSW 199°1,040 m6.7 mi
Bearpen FlatsSSW 199°1,036 m7.4 mi
Southwest BearpenSSW 201°1,035 m7.0 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 5080 °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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