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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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.37343, -73.92486

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Garrison School Forest: 0.1 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 0.4 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 0.4 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 0.6 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 0.8 mi
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
Artworks
Historic sites
Cliffs: 57
  • Hell Hole: 4.9 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.5 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 13.4 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 14.3 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 53
  • 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
  • Garden: 15.5 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 7.1 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spy RockWNW 284°441 m5.1 mi
Bull HillNNW 340°433 m4.8 mi
Crows NestNW 309°429 m3.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillWNW 289°429 m4.5 mi
Black RockWNW 296°424 m5.6 mi
Mount RascalW 273°424 m6.6 mi
Butter HillNW 313°420 m5.4 mi
Hill of PinesWNW 295°419 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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