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Beech Hill

Beech Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Hill rises to 867 m in New York. Balsam Lake Mountain stands 1,136 m to the east, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 21 miles off.

The story

Beech Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-southeast of Downsville. Middle Mountain is located west of Beech Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34804842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
867 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04564, -74.78544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Middle Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Cabot Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • East Mary Smith Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Hunt Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Hunt Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks: 28
Historic sites: 13
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 5.3 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 8.2 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 12.1 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 14.7 mi
  • Forstmann Castle: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Tompkins Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
  • High Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 17.8 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Piped Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Piped Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Box Spring: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
  • White Rock: 19.1 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 9.2 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Beech Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Balsam Lake MountainE 90°1,136 m9.8 mi
Millbrook RidgeE 87°1,080 m7.8 mi
Dry Brook RidgeENE 63°1,058 m10.4 mi
Woodpecker RidgeE 93°1,057 m8.6 mi
Beaver Kill RangeESE 112°1,009 m10.3 mi
Willowemoc MountainESE 115°983 m8.9 mi
Beaver Kill RangeESE 110°979 m10.6 mi
Mongaup MountainSE 129°968 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2419:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943505 — Beech Hill, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357547665

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