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French Hill

French Hill, seen from above at true elevation

French Hill rises to 435 m in New York. Larry Ryan Mountain stands 659 m to the north-northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Carrow Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34869889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
435 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.49060, -73.66319

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
  • Little Ausable Park: 9.0 mi
  • Hayworth-Mason Park: 9.2 mi
  • M. J. Sullivan Park: 9.6 mi
  • Wilmington Bike Park: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Cliffs: 46
Historic sites: 35
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 3.6 mi
  • Clintonville: 4.6 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 10.0 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 15.2 mi
Museums: 24
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 9.1 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 15.0 mi
  • Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum: 17.0 mi
  • War of 1812 Museum: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Ausable Chasm: 10.2 mi
  • Potholes: 14.3 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 14.3 mi
  • Master Pothole: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Alice Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Flume Falls: 12.2 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 13.0 mi
  • Plattsburgh City Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Formal Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 14.4 mi
  • Amite Sculpture: 17.0 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 21.8 mi
  • Grey Lock: 21.9 mi
  • Kelis the Afronaut: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 18.0 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 19.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of French Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larry Ryan MountainNNW 327°659 m2.8 mi
Buckley MountainN 350°648 m3.0 mi
Big Nineteen MountainNNW 348°637 m3.4 mi
Terry MountainN 351°628 m5.7 mi
North PoleNNW 344°611 m2.5 mi
Nancy Ryan MountainNNW 344°605 m2.2 mi
Little Nineteen MountainNNW 347°568 m3.6 mi
The PinnacleNNW 343°562 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5920:44
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2915:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232455866716961493826

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357560652

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