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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 185 m in New York. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saratoga Springs Air Force Station, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 3.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Saratoga County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34804617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
185 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.03341, -73.66706

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Saratoga Lake State Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
  • Saratoga National Historical Park: 3.1 mi
  • Regatta View Park: 3.2 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 3.4 mi
  • Schuyler Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 45
Attractions: 36
  • Yaddo Gardens: 5.1 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 5.9 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 6.0 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 6.1 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Saratoga Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Middle Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Snook Kill Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 26
Artworks: 15
  • Devils Armchair: 6.6 mi
  • Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Standard Time: 6.9 mi
  • Water Turbine: 17.4 mi
  • Clinton's Ditch: 17.5 mi
Springs: 14
  • Deer Park Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Old Red Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Congress Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Brown's Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Sandbar Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Haviland Cove Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 12.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainNW 317°612 m17.5 mi
Fitch HillNW 319°605 m19.6 mi
Hedgehog MountainNW 320°601 m17.6 mi
Dickinson HillSE 142°537 m21.0 mi
Two TopsE 89°528 m18.2 mi
Miner HillNW 310°526 m21.1 mi
Redmond HillNW 323°507 m19.0 mi
Nick MountainNW 316°501 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1619:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2415:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635486068727163514029
Precip in3.42.73.43.83.94.85.04.13.84.13.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357547300

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