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Briar Hill

Briar Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Briar Hill rises to 490 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Cobble, a peak 1.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q30610733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81396, -74.81543

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Spring Park: 9.0 mi
  • Cary Park: 9.4 mi
  • Lake Front Park: 9.4 mi
  • Council Rock Park: 9.5 mi
  • Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 18
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 6.2 mi
  • James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 9.6 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 10.3 mi
  • Fort Plain: 12.7 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Briar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hooker MountainS 189°709 m15.1 mi
Pine MountainSE 144°698 m13.9 mi
Algerine HillSE 146°684 m13.7 mi
Cornish HillSSW 205°680 m11.8 mi
Dog HillS 187°678 m17.0 mi
Stone Quarry HillSSE 153°669 m14.1 mi
Elliot HillSE 142°660 m11.8 mi
Rum HillW 263°641 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:2219:5920:42
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2715:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445664686660483727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357550468

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