Cook Hill
Cook Hill rises to 604 m in New York. Richmond Mountain stands 980 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Albany County, New York, United States
Wikidata Q34809449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 604 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 22.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 25 mi
- Mohawk River view · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Hill: 1.6 mi
- Garver Hill: 1.9 mi
- Unchachogue Creek: 2.1 mi
- North Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cannady Hill: 2.9 mi
- Switz Kill Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Stone Store State Forest: 6.5 mi
- Armlin Hill State Forest: 6.6 mi
- Ski Land Conservation Land: 6.8 mi
- Vroman's Nose Unique Area: 7.3 mi
- Berne Town Park: 5.1 mi
- Fox Creek Park: 5.9 mi
- Long Path Park: 6.5 mi
- Lasalle Park: 8.0 mi
- Knox Town Park: 8.7 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 5.2 mi
- Baptist Church: 5.3 mi
- Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 5.4 mi
- fallen chimney: 5.8 mi
- foundations of barn: 5.9 mi
- Rensselaerville Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Berne Museum: 5.8 mi
- The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 6.2 mi
- 1743 Palatine House: 8.0 mi
- Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
- Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rensselaerville Lower Falls: 5.2 mi
- Boucks Falls: 10.8 mi
- Sliding Rock Falls: 11.0 mi
- Veterans Garden: 9.7 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 15.2 mi
- Water Garden: 16.9 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 16.9 mi
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 19.0 mi
- bridge pylons mural: 18.9 mi
- GE Wind Turbine Blade: 21.1 mi
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 21.9 mi
- Unity 1970: 22.2 mi
- William Seward: 22.2 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 12.5 mi
- Howe Caverns: 12.8 mi
- Howe Caverns: 12.9 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Secret Caverns: 13.3 mi
- The Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Vromans Nose: 7.1 mi
- Leaning Tower: 11.9 mi
- Fern Garden: 12.0 mi
- Mahican Wall: 12.0 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 4.8 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 10.7 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 22.2 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.9 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 18.3 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 22.0 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Cook Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Mountain | S 191° | 980 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ashland Pinnacle | SSW 199° | 933 m | 15.3 mi |
| Richtmyer Peak | S 190° | 910 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Hayden | S 180° | 893 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | S 186° | 887 m | 13.2 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 194° | 880 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ginseng Mountain | S 176° | 855 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | S 181° | 817 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Schoharie, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 947347 — Cook Hill, Albany County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357555093
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 22 mi
- Albany · 24 mi
- Rensselaer · 25 mi
- Watervliet · 28 mi
- Clifton Park · 29 mi
- Kinderhook · 29 mi
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