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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: 27
Historic sites: 25
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: 5
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: 2
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 CobbleSSE710 m18.4 mi
Hooker MountainSSW709 m16.7 mi
Pine MountainSSE698 m12.5 mi
Algerine HillSSE684 m12.4 mi
Cornish HillSW680 m14.4 mi
Dog HillSSW678 m18.5 mi
Stone Quarry HillS669 m13.3 mi
Elliot HillSSE660 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 50–80 °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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