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Cornell Hill

Cornell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cornell Hill rises to 131 m in New York. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillwater Glen Hallow Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.3 miles off.

About

The story

Cornell Hill is a 430-foot-tall (130 m) mountain in the Capital District, New York#Capital District of New York. It is located northeast of Round Lake in Saratoga County. In 1923, a 60-foot-tall (18 m) steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1970 fire lookout season. In the summer of 2008, the tower was moved to the former Boy Scout Camp Saratoga.

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Wikidata Q34809635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
131 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.96869, -73.73540

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stillwater Glen Hallow Park: 0.7 mi
  • Observation Pointe at Mangino's: 1.5 mi
  • Observation Pointe at Mangino's: 1.6 mi
  • Malta Community Park: 1.8 mi
  • Malta Veterans Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 58
Gardens: 36
Waterfalls: 36
  • Swatling Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Third Falls: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Devils Armchair: 8.0 mi
  • Standard Time: 8.3 mi
  • Water Turbine: 12.8 mi
  • Clinton's Ditch: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Yaddo Gardens: 7.0 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 7.4 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 7.6 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 8.0 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 8.2 mi
Springs: 14
  • Tallulah Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Karista Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Polaris: 6.6 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 6.7 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nature Center Pavillion: 18.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Cornell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainNNW 333°612 m19.2 mi
Fitch HillNNW 334°605 m21.5 mi
Hedgehog MountainNNW 336°601 m19.6 mi
Dickinson HillSE 127°537 m20.3 mi
Two TopsENE 77°528 m22.2 mi
Miner HillNW 325°526 m22.0 mi
Redmond HillNNW 338°507 m21.2 mi
Nick MountainNNW 330°501 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2415:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635486068727163514029
Precip in3.42.73.43.83.94.85.04.13.84.13.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555275

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