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Barber Hills

Barber Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Barber Hills rises to 470 m in New York. Equinox Mountain stands 1,169 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is New Skete Monastery, a park 1.5 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34804209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
470 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.01647, -73.33067

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 59
Parks
  • New Skete Monastery: 1.5 mi
  • Cambridge Community Forest: 1.9 mi
  • The Georgi on the Battenkill Community Park & Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Lake Lauderdale County Park: 5.3 mi
  • Hoosick River Waterway Access: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 38
Artworks: 14
Springs: 14
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Old Red Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Congress Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Hoosick Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 14.1 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 15.0 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 20.3 mi
  • Sentinels: 20.8 mi
  • Yaddo Gardens: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
  • Nature Center Pavillion: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Barber Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Equinox MountainNE1,169 m14.9 mi
Glastenbury MountainESE1,139 m13.4 mi
Lookout RockNE1,116 m15.4 mi
Little EquinoxNE1,009 m13.7 mi
Bear MountainNNE1,006 m15.2 mi
Grass MountainENE941 m6.0 mi
Spruce PeakENE919 m6.4 mi
Bald MountainSE868 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1519:5320:37
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2215:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432465766706861503829
Precip in2.72.43.23.43.64.54.54.23.93.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buskirk, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546646

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