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Sliding Rock Falls

Sliding Rock Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Sliding Rock Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Windham High Peak stands 1,077 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cass Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
9 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.57519, -74.00124

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hannacroix Ravine: 1.0 mi
  • Lawson Lake County Park: 3.3 mi
  • Westerlo Veterans Memorial Town Park: 4.9 mi
  • Stephen P. Wallace Park: 5.8 mi
  • Charley Houghtaling Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Slingerland House 1762: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • foundations of barn: 5.5 mi
  • fallen chimney: 5.8 mi
  • Early Doctor: 6.3 mi
Museums: 49
  • Thacher Park Visitor Center: 5.6 mi
  • Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 5.9 mi
  • Berne Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 8.1 mi
  • Frederick House Historical Site: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Minelot Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Dickinson Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Horton Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Rensselaerville Lower Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Veterans Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Water Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 8.5 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Open Seating: 6.7 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 8.5 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 13.0 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 13.2 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 29
  • bridge pylons mural: 8.3 mi
  • Unity 1970: 12.2 mi
  • Untitled: 13.2 mi
  • Labyrinth: 13.3 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 4.8 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 6.0 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 6.0 mi
  • Fern Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 11.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Sliding Rock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windham High PeakSSW 202°1,077 m19.4 mi
Burnt KnobSSW 198°972 m19.8 mi
Richtmyer PeakSW 224°910 m19.2 mi
Mount HaydenSW 217°893 m18.6 mi
Mount PisgahSW 222°887 m18.5 mi
Ginseng MountainSSW 212°855 m18.9 mi
Mount ZoarSSW 208°832 m18.7 mi
Mount NeboSW 218°817 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6754804724

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