Backus Hill
Backus Hill rises to 299 m in New York. Marble Mountain stands 587 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34802427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 299 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 12.1 mi off the Black River Trail
- 26.7 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Palmer Hill: 1.1 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 2.6 mi
- Kimball Hill: 3.0 mi
- Dana Hill: 3.7 mi
- Silver Hill State Forest: 4.7 mi
- Orebed Creek State Forest: 6.9 mi
- Glenmeal State Forest: 8.2 mi
- Trout Lake State Forest: 8.7 mi
- Stammer Creek State Forest: 9.1 mi
- Taylor Park: 11.1 mi
- Crary Mills Playground: 11.4 mi
- Intramural Field: 12.2 mi
- Bend in the River Park: 12.2 mi
- Canton Park and Farmer's Market: 12.8 mi
- Russell Vetrans Memeorial: 2.5 mi
- Making a Difference Campaign St. Lawrence: 12.4 mi
- Douglas K. Mattice: 12.4 mi
- Sullivan Student Center Designation: 12.4 mi
- Maureen Collins Regan Baker: 12.4 mi
- Lampson Falls: 1.7 mi
- Harper Falls: 1.9 mi
- Pelkys Falls: 4.2 mi
- Basford Falls: 5.7 mi
- Sinclair Falls: 6.1 mi
- Giant ADK Chair: 12.4 mi
- Giant ADK Chair: 12.4 mi
- The Tub: 12.8 mi
- The Narrows: 12.9 mi
- Lucy's Hole: 13.1 mi
- Cluster of Four Cubes: 12.4 mi
- Mill Stones: 12.4 mi
- Birth: 12.5 mi
- Minerva Statue: 18.2 mi
- Potsdam Museum: 18.5 mi
- Town of Diana Historical Soc: 21.2 mi
- Saint Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum: 22.5 mi
- Walker House Museum: 23.2 mi
- Taylor Park Beach: 11.1 mi
- Postwood Park: 14.5 mi
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 21.5 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 12.4 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 15.6 mi
- Jayville: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Backus Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Mountain | SE 143° | 587 m | 17.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SSE 149° | 574 m | 17.2 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | E 97° | 571 m | 14.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 143° | 570 m | 16.4 mi |
| Maple Mountain | S 174° | 569 m | 18.0 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | ESE 121° | 563 m | 14.4 mi |
| Littl Blue Mountain | ESE 107° | 563 m | 14.7 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | E 88° | 553 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:04 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:36 | 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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton 4 SE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357602787
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