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Barto Hill

Barto Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Barto Hill rises to 502 m in New York. Big Alderbed Mountain stands 758 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail runs past it.

The story

Barto Hill is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Fairfield in Herkimer County, east of Fairfield. Sugarloaf is located northeast of Barto Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34804442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.13063, -74.88960

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 5.9 mi
  • Skinner Park: 6.0 mi
  • Western Park: 6.1 mi
  • Moreland Park: 6.1 mi
  • Moreland Park: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 6.4 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 6.5 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 6.8 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 10
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Childrens Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Munson: 17.8 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Moss Island Climbing: 6.6 mi
  • Rollaway: 6.7 mi
  • Choss Factory: 18.9 mi
  • Lost T: 20.6 mi
  • McMartin: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Barto Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Alderbed MountainNE 37°758 m17.4 mi
Windfall MountainNE 35°751 m15.4 mi
Dead Horse MountainNE 42°732 m14.8 mi
Feullard MountainNNE 26°731 m18.0 mi
West Creek MountainNE 41°719 m15.3 mi
Little Alderbed MountainNNE 33°715 m16.8 mi
Jerseyfield MountainNE 41°697 m12.2 mi
Good Luck MountainENE 63°682 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:2120:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:2915:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943108 — Barto Hill, Herkimer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546916

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