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Filkins Hill

Filkins Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Filkins Hill rises to 550 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 0.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Filkin Hill is a mountain in Albany County, New York. It is located east-northeast of Huntersland. East Hill is located west, Wolf Hill is located east-southeast, Cole Hill is located west, and Irish Hill is located west of Filkin Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34868482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60008, -74.08152

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • foundations of barn: 1.4 mi
  • fallen chimney: 1.5 mi
  • Baptist Church: 6.4 mi
  • Frederick Crounse: 6.4 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Fox Creek Park: 3.2 mi
  • Berne Town Park: 4.2 mi
  • Hannacroix Ravine: 5.1 mi
  • Knox Town Park: 5.4 mi
  • Westerlo Veterans Memorial Town Park: 6.4 mi
Museums: 48
  • Berne Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 4.3 mi
  • Thacher Park Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 6.5 mi
  • Frederick House Historical Site: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Gardens: 34
  • Veterans Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Water Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 11.8 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 33
  • bridge pylons mural: 11.7 mi
  • Unity 1970: 14.9 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 15.6 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 16.3 mi
  • William Seward: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Open Seating: 10.0 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 11.8 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 16.3 mi
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 16.3 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Leaning Tower: 5.2 mi
  • Fern Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.3 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.3 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.9 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.1 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Filkins Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richmond MountainSSW 211°980 m18.7 mi
Richtmyer PeakSSW 211°910 m18.1 mi
Mount HaydenSSW 203°893 m18.1 mi
Mount PisgahSSW 208°887 m17.5 mi
Ginseng MountainSSW 198°855 m18.8 mi
Mount ZoarSSW 195°832 m18.8 mi
Mount NeboSSW 204°817 m17.7 mi
High KnobSW 225°812 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2415:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357559527

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