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Colton Hill

Colton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Colton Hill rises to 510 m in New York. Oak Hill stands 518 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Doyle Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34809307, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
510 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84423, -78.19279

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Genesee County Park and Forest: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
  • Wyoming Village Park: 5.6 mi
  • Village of Warsaw Park: 8.0 mi
  • Forest Park: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 44
Historic sites: 27
Attractions: 27
  • Rolling Hills Asylum: 4.0 mi
  • Hidden Valley Animal Adventure: 8.6 mi
  • Grizzly Run: 11.1 mi
  • Rowdy's Heave-Ho!: 11.1 mi
  • Mind Eraser: 11.1 mi
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 11
  • Warsaw Waterfall: 8.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Indian Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Upper Akron Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Akron Falls: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 8
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 18.9 mi
  • Mossy Point: 19.0 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.1 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.1 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Rock garden: 19.0 mi
  • Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum: 19.1 mi
  • Bergen Community Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Memorial garden: 22.0 mi
  • Aurora Community Gardens: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dolphin: 19.1 mi
  • Mary Jemison: 19.4 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 21.0 mi
  • Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hammock Haven: 15.2 mi
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Morris Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • Geneseo Rest Area: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSSE 148°518 m12.0 mi
Cobble HillSW 224°515 m6.9 mi
Kingsley KnollSE 132°513 m3.8 mi
Fox HillSE 132°511 m3.4 mi
Jenkins HillSE 142°502 m4.7 mi
Crow HillSW 231°500 m19.1 mi
Sulphur Spring HillESE 110°499 m2.2 mi
Orr HillWSW 249°497 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3520:1220:56
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4115:5616:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232330435564686660483828
Precip in3.52.73.13.43.34.04.83.63.53.73.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyoming 3W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357554793

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