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Burns Hill

Burns Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Burns Hill rises to 604 m in New York. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bread Loaf Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34807019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
604 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42229, -78.59586

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Scoby Dam Park: 6.7 mi
  • Shuttleworth Park: 6.9 mi
  • Heritage Park: 7.0 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 7.0 mi
  • Fiddler's Green Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Abandoned Dairy: 11.7 mi
  • BR&P East Salamanca roundhouse: 18.4 mi
  • Salamanca Railyard: 19.0 mi
  • Old Salamanca Train Station: 19.1 mi
  • Seneca Oil Spring Memorial: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Giraffe: 5.0 mi
  • Bird: 5.0 mi
  • The Maze: 5.7 mi
  • Reclining women: 5.7 mi
  • Bust: 5.8 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 9
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 5.0 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 6.1 mi
  • Boundary: 6.2 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 11.7 mi
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 15.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hammock Haven: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Burns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shutts HillSW 219°733 m18.7 mi
McCarty HillSSW 203°710 m12.7 mi
Chapell HillSSE 167°708 m16.9 mi
Parker HillSW 217°708 m22.7 mi
Lindell LookoutSSW 202°707 m16.4 mi
Poverty HillSW 214°706 m9.4 mi
Laidlaw HillSSE 155°697 m11.4 mi
Watson HillSW 218°697 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3820:1320:56
September equinox07:0218:3619:14
December solstice07:4116:0016:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331435564686660493829
Precip in3.32.53.03.53.84.14.64.04.34.33.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklinville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945238 — Burns Hill, Cattaraugus County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551604

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