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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 383 m in New York. Pigeon Mountain stands 850 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Fulton County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34804609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
383 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.18507, -74.69154

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 7.1 mi
  • Dolgeville Park: 7.1 mi
  • Spofford Square: 7.4 mi
  • Adirondack State Park: 8.7 mi
  • Moreland Park: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 17
  • abandoned milk plant: 12.5 mi
  • Beardslee Castle: 12.6 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 12.8 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 13.1 mi
Museums: 10
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 17.2 mi
  • Johnson Hall: 19.4 mi
  • Fulton County Museum: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Choss Factory: 8.5 mi
  • Lost T: 10.0 mi
  • McMartin: 10.3 mi
  • Lost Hunter's: 10.6 mi
  • Moss Island Climbing: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pigeon MountainENE 76°850 m13.9 mi
Moose MountainNE 50°847 m14.7 mi
North Branch MountainNE 54°829 m12.3 mi
Sherman MountainENE 56°805 m11.2 mi
Morehouse MountainN 5°800 m13.0 mi
Ely MountainNE 38°794 m9.5 mi
Tomany MountainNE 41°789 m9.0 mi
State Brook MountainNE 49°773 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2019:5920:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2815:4116:27

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943269 — Bear Hill, Fulton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357547306

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