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Cohoes Falls

Cohoes Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cohoes Falls is a cliff in New York, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the east, 22 miles off. Mohawk Towpath Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
27 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.78759, -73.70871

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 18: 0.2 mi
  • Cohoes Honor Roll: 0.3 mi
  • Col. Robert R. Craner: 0.3 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17: 0.3 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 16: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Cohoes Overlook Park: 0.2 mi
  • Col. Robert R. Craner Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Pond Park: 0.6 mi
  • Berkley Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 50
Waterfalls: 38
  • Cohoes Falls: 0.0 mi
  • Piscawen Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Swatling Falls: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 37
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Brinton and Avery's Place: 4.1 mi
  • Avery's Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Gretchen's Garden: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 2.7 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 3.8 mi
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 5.5 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 5.6 mi
  • William Learned Marcy Grave: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 30
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Karista Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Polaris: 18.8 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Crystal Cliff: 12.4 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 17.6 mi
  • Cave Wall: 18.0 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 18.0 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 7.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Cohoes Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainE 94°757 m21.6 mi
Rocky HillESE 119°625 m19.1 mi
Perigo HillESE 124°571 m14.8 mi
Buck RockESE 123°562 m19.5 mi
The GipfelSE 131°561 m16.1 mi
Dickinson HillE 88°537 m14.9 mi
Johnson HillSE 137°537 m18.5 mi
Buckwheat HillSE 136°530 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836496170757366534232
Precip in2.62.42.93.13.84.64.63.93.84.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/620998874

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