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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort Hill rises to 248 m in New York. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the west-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Garrison School Forest, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Putnam County, New York, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34822364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
248 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.37343, -73.92486

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Dock Park: 1.9 mi
  • Kosciuszko’s Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 2.1 mi
  • Trophy Point: 2.2 mi
  • Roe Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Garrison School Forest: 0.1 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 0.4 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 0.6 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Gateway Park: 4.0 mi
  • Granite Mountain Preserve: 4.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 55
Cliffs: 55
  • Hell Hole: 4.9 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.5 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 13.4 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 17.5 mi
  • Pulpit: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Boscobel Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 16.2 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 34
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • LG waterfall: 20.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Farms Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Princess circle picnic site: 15.3 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 18.5 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
  • Pell Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.9 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spy RockWNW441 m5.1 mi
Bull HillNNW433 m4.8 mi
Crows NestNW429 m3.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillWNW429 m4.5 mi
Black RockWNW424 m5.6 mi
Mount RascalW424 m6.6 mi
Butter HillNW420 m5.4 mi
Hill of PinesWNW419 m4.8 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 solstice07:1915:4616:30

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357560264

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