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Alma Hill

Alma Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Alma Hill rises to 777 m in New York. Bailey Hill stands 787 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle 1 Monument, a historic site 2.8 miles away.

The story

Alma Hill is a 2,543-foot-tall (775 m) mountain in the Southern Tier of New York. It is located southwest of Wellsville in Allegany County. In 1950, an 80-foot-tall (24 m) steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1971 fire lookout season. In 1973, the tower was sold to the landowner where the tower stood. It is the highest hill in western New York, or the highest in New York outside the Adirondacks and Catskills.

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Wikidata Q34802166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
777 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04951, -78.01223

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Historic sites: 22
Artworks: 6
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Coudersport Ice Mine: 20.6 mi
  • rainbow paradise fishing park: 20.9 mi
  • hidden waterfall: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Allegheny River Headwaters: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Alma Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey HillSE 127°787 m19.3 mi
Lyon HillSSE 161°785 m19.4 mi
White KnollESE 120°782 m18.6 mi
Cobb HillSSE 150°780 m13.8 mi
Big LevelESE 123°779 m21.5 mi
Carmer HillSSE 168°770 m10.9 mi
Triple DivideSSE 147°769 m16.6 mi
White HillW 263°765 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3720:1020:52
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3815:5916:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455664686760493829
Precip in2.11.62.53.53.33.94.13.83.53.62.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wellsville Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942388 — Alma Hill, Allegany County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357544734

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