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Catamount Hill Loop
Photo: mlcastle, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.8 mi
- loop
- 76 ft
- climb
- 545 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Catamount Hill Loop is a short, easy loop hike on Teatown Lake Reservation Land in New York, managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is about 0.8 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 76 feet and a total loss of 128 feet, so it works well as a quick outing or a warm-up before a longer walk. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. Several other trails sit close by. Cliffdale Loop is about 0.1 mile away and Cliffdale-Teatown Trail about 0.3 mile. Lakeside Loop and the Briarcliff-Peekskill Trailway are each roughly 0.9 mile off.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Catamount Hill Loop
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 36°
11 wet
May
70° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 55°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yorktown Hts 1w, NY, 5.1 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Climbing
- About 76 ft
- Summit
- 559 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Catamount Hill Loop on Catamount Hill?
About 0.8 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Catamount Hill Loop?
About 76 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Catamount Hill Loop?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Catamount Hill Loop take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Catamount Hill
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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