Nature reserve · New York
Snake Hill Cliffs
Snake Hill Cliffs is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Barberville Falls Preserve, a park 0.2 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 9.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hudson Taconic Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates42.68632, -73.54443
- 9.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 9.9 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.1 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 13 mi
- Williamstown view · 16 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 17 mi
- The Hopper · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Barberville Falls Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Butler Park: 3.3 mi
- Brunswick Sports Complex: 4.2 mi
- Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 4.2 mi
- Deddrick Park Town Beach: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Snake Hill: 1.6 mi
- Smauder Hill: 3.4 mi
- Perigo Hill: 4.2 mi
- Bare Top Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Ruins: 3.1 mi
- Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Ward 5: 6.3 mi
- Smart's Pond Dam Ruins: 7.0 mi
- Col. Albert Pawling: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Sand Lake Walking Trail: 3.7 mi
- Bessie's Woods: 4.2 mi
- Geiser Preserve: 4.2 mi
- David M. Hunt Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Boehme Legacy Forest: 4.9 mi
Museums: 53
- Brunswick Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Defreest House: 7.7 mi
- Kate Mullany House: 7.9 mi
- Burden Iron Works Museum: 8.0 mi
- Hart-Cluett Mansion: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 40
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 10.2 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 10.6 mi
- Water Turbine: 10.7 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 10.7 mi
- U Haul Truck: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 35
- Troy Botanical Garden: 5.9 mi
- Troy Rocks: 7.7 mi
- Wildflowers: 7.7 mi
- Stow Hill: 7.9 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Barberville Falls: 0.3 mi
- Wynants Kill Falls: 4.1 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 7.0 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 7.0 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 30
- Sentinels: 6.2 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 6.5 mi
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 8.2 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 8.4 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Crystal Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 10.9 mi
- Clover Mountain: 16.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Witts Ledge: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Waterfront: 1.6 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 7.2 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 20.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 23.0 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 13.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.4 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Spring Avenue Spring: 7.1 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 19.2 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Snake Hill Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | E 88° | 853 m | 13.1 mi |
| Misery Mountain | ESE 112° | 793 m | 12.4 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | ESE 118° | 792 m | 15.5 mi |
| East Mountain | ESE 114° | 791 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Raimer | E 81° | 784 m | 13.4 mi |
| White Rock | ENE 71° | 775 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | ESE 119° | 770 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 68° | 757 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1457341865
Day trips start here
- Troy · 8 mi
- Watervliet · 9 mi
- Cohoes · 10 mi
- Rensselaer · 10 mi
- Albany · 11 mi
- Hancock · 15 mi
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