Beech Hill
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.
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Wikidata Q34804842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 867 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 29.5 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Brower Hill Unit: 3.5 mi
- Vinci Brook Unit: 5.1 mi
- Flynn Brook Unit: 5.2 mi
- Dingle Hill Unit: 5.5 mi
- Miller Hollow Unit: 5.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Cabot Mountain: 1.4 mi
- East Mary Smith Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hunt Hill: 2.0 mi
- Touchmenot Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park: 9.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Park: 10.8 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 14.9 mi
- Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Callicoon Center Recreational Field: 16.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 10.2 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 16.1 mi
- Liberty Museum and Arts Center: 17.2 mi
- The Museum at Bethel Woods: 24.5 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 24.6 mi
- Money Point: 11.4 mi
- Giant Ledge: 20.1 mi
- Cornell Crack: 22.3 mi
- Spencers Ledge: 22.9 mi
- Samuels Point: 24.7 mi
- Piped Spring: 5.8 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 20.2 mi
- Box Spring: 22.3 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- White Rock: 19.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: 24.6 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 10.2 mi
- Winnisook: 17.9 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 24.1 mi
- Roscoe: 9.2 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Lake Mountain | E 90° | 1,136 m | 9.8 mi |
| Millbrook Ridge | E 87° | 1,080 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dry Brook Ridge | ENE 63° | 1,058 m | 10.4 mi |
| Woodpecker Ridge | E 93° | 1,057 m | 8.6 mi |
| Beaver Kill Range | ESE 112° | 1,009 m | 10.3 mi |
| Willowemoc Mountain | ESE 115° | 983 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mongaup Mountain | SE 129° | 968 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cradle Rock Ridge | E 95° | 963 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
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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