Buckwheat Hill
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
- 11.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 18.7 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Hopper · 14 mi
- Williamstown view · 14 mi
- Adams Overlook · 15 mi
- Robinson's Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pomeroy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Moore Hill: 2.3 mi
- Turner Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Pikes Hill: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Barberville Falls Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Eastfield Village: 5.4 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 11.7 mi
- Shaker Museum: 12.3 mi
- Brunswick Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 13.3 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 7.9 mi
- Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 9.2 mi
- Tenney Home: 12.9 mi
- Ward 5: 14.4 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 14.2 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 14.5 mi
- U Haul Truck: 16.3 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 16.4 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 16.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Capital District Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Robert Ingalls Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Albert Family Community Forest: 4.5 mi
- Bessie's Woods: 4.8 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 7.8 mi
- Sentinels: 10.0 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 10.4 mi
- concrete bases: 15.8 mi
- balanced rock: 16.0 mi
- Buxton Garden: 14.8 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 14.9 mi
- Stow Hill: 15.4 mi
- Wildflowers: 15.8 mi
- Troy Rocks: 15.9 mi
- 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
- Clover Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.1 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Witts Ledge: 18.3 mi
- Waterfront: 9.8 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 11.8 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 16.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 19.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 10.7 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 15.3 mi
- 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 12.3 miles of Buckwheat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | NE 46° | 853 m | 11.0 mi |
| Misery Mountain | ENE 68° | 793 m | 6.8 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | E 90° | 792 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Mountain | E 82° | 791 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Raimer | NE 41° | 784 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | E 92° | 770 m | 8.4 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | ESE 105° | 737 m | 9.0 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | ESE 108° | 726 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 7 mi
- New Lebanon · 8 mi
- New Ashford · 10 mi
- Lanesborough · 12 mi
- Pittsfield · 13 mi
- Cheshire · 14 mi
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