Filkins Hill
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.
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Wikidata Q34868482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 16.3 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 19 mi
- Mohawk River view · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ski Land Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Switz Kill Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Keleher Preserve: 4.3 mi
- MHLC: 5.3 mi
- MHLC: 5.4 mi
- Cole Hill: 0.6 mi
- Irish Hill: 1.7 mi
- East Hill: 2.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 4.4 mi
- Cass Hill: 5.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sliding Rock Falls: 4.4 mi
- Minelot Falls: 5.0 mi
- Rensselaerville Lower Falls: 6.6 mi
- Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 6.7 mi
- Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 6.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 4.2 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 6.4 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 16.8 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 6.5 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.9 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 22.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Mountain | SSW 211° | 980 m | 18.7 mi |
| Richtmyer Peak | SSW 211° | 910 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Hayden | SSW 203° | 893 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 208° | 887 m | 17.5 mi |
| Ginseng Mountain | SSW 198° | 855 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Zoar | SSW 195° | 832 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SSW 204° | 817 m | 17.7 mi |
| High Knob | SW 225° | 812 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357559527
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 16 mi
- Albany · 17 mi
- Rensselaer · 18 mi
- Watervliet · 21 mi
- Troy · 22 mi
- Clifton Park · 23 mi
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