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Big Pidgeon Hill

Big Pidgeon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Pidgeon Hill rises to 508 m in New York. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the north-northwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Pidgeon Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 7.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
508 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.95922, -73.59457

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.6 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 6.2 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 6.6 mi
  • Frontiertown Crags: 6.7 mi
  • Deadwater cliffs: 7.8 mi
Parks: 32
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 7.2 mi
  • Crown Point State Historic Site: 9.2 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 9.5 mi
  • Bi-Centenial Park: 11.6 mi
  • Carrilon Park: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Waterfalls: 26
Historic sites: 25
  • Meacham House: 8.7 mi
  • Gage's Redoubt: 9.2 mi
  • Historic Redoubt: 9.3 mi
  • Fort Crown Point: 9.5 mi
  • Fort Saint-Frédéric: 9.7 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 8.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 8.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 9.5 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 17.9 mi
  • Alma Farm Park: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 11.4 mi
  • Nature preserve: 13.5 mi
  • Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 16.7 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 19.5 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Park beach: 12.0 mi
  • Black Point Public Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Hague Town Beach: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Schroon Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Middlebury Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Big Pidgeon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hail MountainNNW 347°792 m2.1 mi
Owl PateWSW 255°746 m2.9 mi
Moose MountainW 263°732 m1.3 mi
Bald PeakNNE 25°705 m3.4 mi
Stiles HillN 359°682 m7.3 mi
Harris HillN 356°673 m4.4 mi
Bald PateWSW 253°656 m2.3 mi
Lock MountainN 2°629 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5720:41
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182030435665706860483625
Precip in2.62.12.43.43.44.24.13.53.34.02.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357548873

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