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Big Hedgehog Mountain

Big Hedgehog Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hedgehog Mountain rises to 601 m in New York. Hamilton Mountain stands 980 m to the east-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Hedgehog Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 8.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805245, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
601 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.37062, -74.46348

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 8.9 mi
  • shuffle board: 10.0 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 17.8 mi
  • Adirondack State Park: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Christine Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Auger Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Austin Falls: 12.9 mi
  • first falls: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Echo Cliff: 5.9 mi
  • McMartin: 7.4 mi
  • Lost Hunter's: 7.4 mi
  • Lost T: 8.2 mi
  • Choss Factory: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Mini Route 66: 10.2 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
  • Long Beach: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Big Hedgehog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamilton MountainENE 59°980 m5.6 mi
Swart MountainENE 66°933 m4.5 mi
Dugway MountainE 81°904 m4.1 mi
Three Ponds MountainSE 136°890 m6.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSE 147°874 m5.5 mi
Stacy MountainNW 314°868 m6.6 mi
Blue Ridge MountainSSE 155°866 m7.2 mi
Moose MountainS 183°847 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2815:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395362666457443323
Precip in3.93.53.74.44.54.94.84.14.34.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 972107 — Big Hedgehog Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598409

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