Briar Hill
Briar Hill rises to 618 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Burlington, Otsego County, New York, United States
Wikidata Q30611833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 618 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pigeon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Tunnicliff Hill: 2.1 mi
- Round Top: 2.2 mi
- Klock Hill: 2.5 mi
- Whalen Hill: 2.9 mi
- Badger Park: 8.6 mi
- Lake Front Park: 9.0 mi
- Cooper Grounds Park: 9.0 mi
- Cooper Park: 9.0 mi
- Council Rock Park: 9.1 mi
- Basswood Pond State Forest: 2.4 mi
- Exeter State Forest: 6.4 mi
- Upper Research Site: 7.7 mi
- Deowongo Island: 7.9 mi
- Thayer Farm: 10.9 mi
- James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 9.0 mi
- David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 14.0 mi
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 17.8 mi
- Mohawk Firemens Memorial Bell: 20.1 mi
- Fort Herkimer Waste Weir: 21.4 mi
- Farmers' Museum: 8.5 mi
- Fenimore Art Museum: 8.6 mi
- Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum: 8.9 mi
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 9.0 mi
- Hyde Hall Museum: 12.1 mi
- The Hunter: 9.0 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 19.2 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Judds Falls: 19.4 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Briar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker Mountain | SE 127° | 709 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cornish Hill | ESE 117° | 680 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rum Hill | ENE 57° | 641 m | 9.5 mi |
| Darling Hill | ESE 112° | 640 m | 14.4 mi |
| Angel Hill | N 4° | 636 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NNE 25° | 627 m | 1.5 mi |
| Klock Hill | WSW 255° | 616 m | 2.5 mi |
| Round Top | W 274° | 607 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944706 — Briar Hill, Otsego County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357550464
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