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Buckwheat Hill

Buckwheat Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buckwheat Hill rises to 530 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34806751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
530 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58119, -73.44122

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cherry Plain State Park: 3.0 mi
  • Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 7.5 mi
  • Butler Park: 7.8 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 57
Artworks: 53
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 14.2 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 14.5 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 14.5 mi
  • U Haul Truck: 16.3 mi
  • Courtyard by Marriott: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Mountain Coaster: 7.8 mi
  • Sentinels: 10.0 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 10.4 mi
  • concrete bases: 15.8 mi
  • balanced rock: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Barberville Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Haley Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 29
Cliffs: 9
Beaches: 4
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 10.7 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 13.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Buckwheat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainNE 46°853 m11.0 mi
Misery MountainENE 68°793 m6.8 mi
Beoadic MountainE 90°792 m8.5 mi
East MountainE 82°791 m8.7 mi
Sheeps Heaven MountainE 92°770 m8.4 mi
Widow Whites PeakESE 105°737 m9.0 mi
Jiminy PeakESE 108°726 m8.3 mi
Honwee MountainSE 125°698 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1719:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945092 — Buckwheat Hill, Rensselaer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551368

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