Brandon Hill
Brandon Hill rises to 659 m in New York. Debar Mountain stands 1,011 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, New York, United States.
Wikidata Q34806125, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 659 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 24.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 25.5 mi off the Military Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rice Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 3.9 mi
- Sugar Hill: 3.9 mi
- The Great Lawn: 7.4 mi
- Brighton Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Town of Harrietstown Bike Park: 15.7 mi
- Ampersand Park: 16.1 mi
- Sunset Park Arboretum: 16.3 mi
- Deer River Primitive Area: 13.2 mi
- Franklin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 14.6 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 17.6 mi
- Catherineville State Forest: 19.6 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 20.1 mi
- Augerhole Falls: 9.1 mi
- High Falls: 11.8 mi
- Saint Regis Falls: 15.4 mi
- Jamestown Falls: 19.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.5 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 13.8 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 16.7 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.7 mi
- Tupper Lake History Museum: 18.2 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 18.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.4 mi
- Goolds Garden: 7.6 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 15.5 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Stacy Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 23.5 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 23.8 mi
- Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area: 5.9 mi
- Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx): 18.9 mi
- Kate Smith Memorial: 24.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Brandon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debar Mountain | NE 45° | 1,011 m | 11.6 mi |
| Saint Regis Mountain | SSE 152° | 865 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rice Mountain | NE 43° | 768 m | 2.7 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | ESE 117° | 755 m | 4.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WNW 290° | 744 m | 8.6 mi |
| West Mountain | WNW 290° | 744 m | 8.6 mi |
| Furnace Mountain | NNE 14° | 736 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bay Pond Hill | S 175° | 733 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:02 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:33 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saranac LK Adirondack Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357550250
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