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Branch Hill

Branch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Branch Hill rises to 370 m in New York. Dennis Hill stands 416 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is West Briggs Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34806113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
370 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57176, -73.53012

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 2.8 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 4.8 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 7.9 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 11.5 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 12.8 mi
Museums: 42
Gardens: 33
  • Personal Gardens: 5.5 mi
  • Judea Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 13.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 13.9 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Cascades: 8.3 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 17
Beaches: 14
Artworks: 13
  • greek letter pi: 11.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 12.2 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 13.5 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 15.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Branch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dennis HillNW 319°416 m7.6 mi
Observatory HillNNW 333°405 m1.3 mi
Schaghticoke MountainN 3°404 m7.9 mi
Depot HillW 272°398 m7.5 mi
West MountainNW 326°392 m7.6 mi
Birch HillSSW 202°386 m3.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 325°386 m7.4 mi
Cranberry MountainSSW 200°376 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357550207

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