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Judds Falls

Judds Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Judds Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. The Cobble stands 710 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Valley Historical Association, a museum 1.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway runs past it.

The story

Judds Falls, also known as Tekaharawa Falls, is a waterfall located northeast of the Village of Cherry Valley, New York on the Canajoharie Creek.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q48740653, matched on coordinates and name (80 m apart).

What the record says

Height
37 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.82178, -74.73671

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Wiles Park: 9.4 mi
  • Haslett Park: 9.5 mi
  • Fort Plain Historical Park: 9.7 mi
  • Wintergreen Park: 9.9 mi
  • NBT Park: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 21
  • Cherry Valley Historical Association: 1.8 mi
  • Sharon Historical Society Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Hyde Hall Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 9.8 mi
  • Van Alstyne Homestead: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 16.1 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Landis Arboretum: 23.8 mi
  • Perrella Sculpture Garden: 24.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Canajoharie Falls: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Judds Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The CobbleSSE 151°710 m18.4 mi
Hooker MountainSSW 202°709 m16.7 mi
Pine MountainSSE 161°698 m12.5 mi
Algerine HillSSE 163°684 m12.4 mi
Cornish HillSW 218°680 m14.4 mi
Dog HillSSW 199°678 m18.5 mi
Stone Quarry HillS 169°669 m13.3 mi
Elliot HillSSE 161°660 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2119:5920:42
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2715:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445664686660483727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, under a mile away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10810322219777.765.622.933.026.656.171.0110

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Canajoharie Creek Near Canajoharie NY, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13120395645

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