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Cole Hill

Cole Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cole Hill rises to 409 m in New York. Richmond Mountain stands 980 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ski Land Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34809177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
409 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.60202, -74.09374

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • foundations of barn: 0.9 mi
  • fallen chimney: 0.9 mi
  • Baptist Church: 6.2 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 6.4 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Fox Creek Park: 2.7 mi
  • Berne Town Park: 3.6 mi
  • Knox Town Park: 5.1 mi
  • Hannacroix Ravine: 5.7 mi
  • Westerlo Veterans Memorial Town Park: 6.7 mi
Museums: 50
  • Berne Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 4.5 mi
  • Thacher Park Visitor Center: 5.3 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 6.4 mi
  • Frederick House Historical Site: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Gardens: 34
  • Veterans Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Water Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 12.4 mi
  • Landis Arboretum: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 33
  • bridge pylons mural: 12.3 mi
  • Unity 1970: 15.5 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 15.7 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 16.5 mi
  • William Seward: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Open Seating: 10.6 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 12.4 mi
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 16.4 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 16.8 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Leaning Tower: 5.5 mi
  • Fern Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.6 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.9 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.8 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Cole Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richmond MountainSSW 209°980 m18.5 mi
Richtmyer PeakSSW 209°910 m17.9 mi
Mount HaydenSSW 201°893 m18.0 mi
Mount PisgahSSW 206°887 m17.3 mi
Ginseng MountainSSW 196°855 m18.7 mi
Mount ZoarSSW 193°832 m18.8 mi
Mount NeboSSW 202°817 m17.6 mi
High KnobSW 223°812 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:2019:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2415:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534475867727062503929
Precip in2.82.33.33.43.64.64.34.43.44.22.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Schoharie, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 947103 — Cole Hill, Albany County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357554620

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