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Denning Hill

Denning Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Denning Hill rises to 309 m in New York. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the west-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Defiance Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
309 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.37232, -73.90625

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Garrison School Forest: 0.5 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 0.9 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 1.1 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 1.2 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Leonard Wagner aka Putnam Valley Town Park: 2.5 mi
  • South Dock Park: 2.7 mi
  • Kosciuszko’s Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Trophy Point: 3.1 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 3.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Boscobel Gardens: 3.2 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Garden: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Hell Hole: 5.6 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 6.5 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 14.2 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 14.6 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 18.2 mi
Museums: 44
Attractions: 35
Beaches: 13
Picnic sites: 5
  • Princess circle picnic site: 15.3 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
  • Pell Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 19.0 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • LG waterfall: 20.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Farms Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Denning Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spy RockWNW 282°441 m6.1 mi
Bull HillNNW 331°433 m5.2 mi
Crows NestWNW 302°429 m4.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillWNW 287°429 m5.4 mi
Black RockWNW 293°424 m6.5 mi
Mount RascalW 273°424 m7.5 mi
Butter HillNW 308°420 m6.2 mi
Hill of PinesWNW 292°419 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2319:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357556474

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