Cliff · New York
Hell Hole
Hell Hole is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 58 m. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Montgomery, a museum 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 58 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.32433, -73.99405
- 21.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Western Redoubt Fort Clinton: 0.4 mi
- Brooks Park: 0.4 mi
- Mine Dock Park: 0.5 mi
- Anthony Wayne Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Roe Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- The Torne: 0.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Anthony's Nose: 1.1 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cranberry Mountain: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Perkins Memorial Tower: 1.1 mi
- Joseph Bartha: 1.1 mi
- John Burroughs: 3.4 mi
- West Redoubt: 3.9 mi
- East Redoubt: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Iona Island Estuarine Research Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 3.6 mi
- Hudson Highlands Gateway Park: 3.7 mi
- Fort Hill Park: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Arc: 4.2 mi
- Washington Monument: 5.0 mi
- General Patton: 5.1 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 5.1 mi
- Thayer Statue: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 56
- Eagle Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 8.5 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 9.9 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 12.6 mi
- Pulpit: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 51
- Boscobel Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 7.1 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
Museums: 46
- Fort Montgomery: 0.3 mi
- MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center: 2.8 mi
- West Point Museum: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Peekskill Museum: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 38
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 3.1 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 3.3 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 8.9 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 11.0 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 11
- Ten Eycks Beach: 5.5 mi
- Brick Beach: 5.9 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 10.4 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 11.3 mi
- Canopus Beach: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Kakiat Park: 13.8 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 19.2 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 21.6 mi
- Pell Hill: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Wallkill Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 19.9 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 20.4 mi
- Farms Falls: 24.0 mi
- LG waterfall: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 1.8 mi
- Dicktown: 15.5 mi
- Monksville: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Hell Hole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Rock | NNW 343° | 441 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | N 353° | 429 m | 4.9 mi |
| Crows Nest | N 5° | 429 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Rascal | NW 322° | 424 m | 4.8 mi |
| Black Rock | NNW 346° | 424 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bull Hill | WNW 294° | 423 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hill of Pines | N 352° | 419 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | W 276° | 416 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/369038369
Day trips start here
- Highlands · 2 mi
- Stony Point · 6 mi
- Cold Spring · 7 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 10 mi
- New City · 12 mi
- Rockland County · 12 mi
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