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Bristol Hill

Bristol Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bristol Hill rises to 399 m in New York. Jiminy Peak stands 726 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hand Hollow Conservation Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34806250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
399 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.43119, -73.46817

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Abode of the Message: 4.4 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 4.6 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 4.7 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 54
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 34
  • concrete bases: 9.5 mi
  • balanced rock: 9.7 mi
  • concrete bases: 10.2 mi
  • stone pillar: 10.3 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 33
Waterfalls: 26
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 14.4 mi
  • falls: 14.7 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 15.8 mi
  • Barberville Falls: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 3.7 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Bristol Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jiminy PeakNE 50°726 m12.1 mi
Honwee MountainENE 56°698 m9.9 mi
Rounds MountainNE 35°685 m11.7 mi
Rounds MountainNE 35°683 m11.6 mi
Pine MountainENE 60°680 m8.7 mi
Potter MountainNE 51°678 m12.5 mi
Tower MountainENE 56°670 m8.4 mi
Berry MountainENE 57°668 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5220:35
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664696760483828
Precip in2.72.53.13.43.84.64.23.84.54.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944769 — Bristol Hill, Columbia County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357550583

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