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Blue Hill

Blue Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Hill rises to 201 m in New York. Blackhead stands 1,201 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom, a peak 1.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34805704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
201 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.18481, -73.81513

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Roe-Jan Kill Park: 2.6 mi
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 2.9 mi
  • Elliott Park: 3.7 mi
  • Livingston Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
  • Ernest R. Lasher Jr. Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Seward's Island: 4.1 mi
  • Cohotate Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Brandow Point Unique Area: 4.7 mi
  • Middle Ground Flats Unique Area: 5.7 mi
  • Catskill Forest Preserve Detatched Parcel: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 53
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.2 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 9.5 mi
  • Cantine Dam Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Ashley Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Glen Falls: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 10.9 mi
  • Butler Rockshelter: 11.2 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 11.3 mi
Museums: 35
Artworks: 19
Beaches: 12
  • Oakdale Beach: 5.0 mi
  • West Beach: 8.2 mi
  • East Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 10.5 mi
  • West Landing: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 12
  • The Upper Garden: 8.6 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 8.6 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Hawks Rocks: 13.3 mi
  • Trap Cliff: 13.3 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 13.7 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 13.8 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Blue Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BlackheadWNW 291°1,200.91 m15.9 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakW 264°1,113.13 m13.7 mi
Indian Head MountainWSW 253°1,083 m16.1 mi
Roundtop MountainW 266°1,056.13 m14.4 mi
Stoppel PointWNW 282°1,043 m13.1 mi
Arizona MountainWNW 290°1,038 m15.0 mi
North MountainW 281°971 m12.2 mi
Overlook MountainWSW 244°956 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5320:36
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:2115:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944306 — Blue Hill, Columbia County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549541

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