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Fox Hill

Fox Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fox Hill rises to 552 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34822600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
552 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.79534, -74.06097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
  • OK Slip Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 14.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
  • Square Falls: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Moxham Point: 5.5 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 16.8 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 17.8 mi
  • Gull Pond Cliff: 17.9 mi
  • Frontiertown Crags: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 7.4 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 7.7 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 10.9 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 12.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Courtney Park: 6.7 mi
  • Byron Park: 9.7 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 15.2 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 17.7 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
  • Long Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Park beach: 15.2 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Alma Farm Park: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 4.0 mi
  • Rafting: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 15.1 mi
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Fox Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainS 176°1,086 m8.5 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainNNW 346°1,033 m7.3 mi
Pete Gay MountainS 173°944 m7.3 mi
Beaver MountainNNW 330°882 m5.8 mi
Peaked MountainSW 224°882 m6.4 mi
Slide MountainSW 221°873 m6.0 mi
Little Pete Gay MountainSSE 168°873 m7.2 mi
Hour Pond MountainSW 220°868 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950565 — Fox Hill, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357560423

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