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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hill rises to 374 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is J J Wood Saw Mill, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34805278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
374 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.21558, -74.08092

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • J J Wood Saw Mill: 0.7 mi
  • Camp buildings: 3.0 mi
  • Camp-18: 3.7 mi
  • Ranger Cabin: 4.1 mi
  • Augusta Furnace: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Bowling Rocks: 3.2 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 7.1 mi
  • Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 7.4 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 7.5 mi
  • New York Renaissance Faire: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Gardens
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Moraine Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 10.2 mi
Museums: 60
Artworks
  • Brickhead Truth: 6.5 mi
  • Arc: 9.0 mi
  • Diana: 10.2 mi
  • Eagles: 10.3 mi
  • Eagles: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Scenic Overlook: 3.3 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 4.0 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 4.7 mi
  • Pulpit: 5.2 mi
  • Jersey Volunteers: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 35
Picnic sites: 12
  • Kakiat Park: 5.1 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Area B: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainWNW 302°421 m3.3 mi
Fingerboard MountainNNW 341°420 m3.6 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthNW 326°417 m3.3 mi
Bradley MountainNNW 349°416 m4.6 mi
Hogencamp MountainNW 318°407 m3.1 mi
Island Pond MountainNW 321°398 m4.1 mi
Goshen MountainN 6°396 m4.0 mi
Surebridge MountainNW 316°391 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2419:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1915:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357548724

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