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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 668 m in New York. Dun Brook Mountain stands 1,086 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Polaris Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34806481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
668 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.87756, -74.13598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 27
  • OK Slip Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 15.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Millers Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 8
Parks: 8
  • Byron Park: 8.8 mi
  • Courtney Park: 12.6 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 15.5 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 15.6 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Long Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
  • Park beach: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 16.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 9.6 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 15.7 mi
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 21.2 mi
  • Iron Cross: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 18.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dun Brook MountainW 276°1,086 m9.2 mi
Fishing Brook MountainWNW 296°1,082 m8.8 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainNE 54°1,033 m2.5 mi
Tongue MountainWNW 283°964 m10.7 mi
Beaver MountainSE 125°882 m1.0 mi
Peaked MountainS 184°882 m10.3 mi
Slide MountainS 181°873 m10.3 mi
Baldwin MountainNNW 346°863 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945022 — Buck Hill, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551189

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