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Hawk Ledge

Hawk Ledge, seen from above at true elevation

Hawk Ledge is a cliff in New York, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. West Mountain stands 744 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Springs, a park 1.8 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Height
417 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.55389, -74.85204

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
  • Seven Springs: 1.8 mi
  • Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 5.6 mi
  • Postwood Park: 6.5 mi
  • Marshall Park: 9.5 mi
  • Lehman Park: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Waterfalls: 17
  • Allen Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Pelkys Falls: 12.0 mi
  • High Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Harper Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Lampson Falls: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 6
  • The Narrows: 4.4 mi
  • The Tub: 4.6 mi
  • Lucy's Hole: 4.7 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 4.8 mi
  • Giant ADK Chair: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
  • Potsdam Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Saint Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Walker House Museum: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Postwood Park: 6.5 mi
  • Taylor Park Beach: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Permaculture Garden: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Hawk Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainE 97°744 m15.0 mi
Flat Top MountainE 97°744 m15.0 mi
Brushy Top MountainE 96°708 m16.4 mi
Azure MountainE 93°708 m17.3 mi
Lost MountainE 96°696 m15.6 mi
County Line MountainE 99°655 m14.0 mi
Eagle MountainE 88°653 m15.8 mi
Cat HillENE 76°624 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:12
June solstice05:1520:0420:49
September equinox06:4718:2018:59
December solstice07:3415:3516:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161928425565696860483624
Precip in2.72.32.83.63.64.04.33.74.14.63.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colton 2 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9890320030

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