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Gale Hill

Gale Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gale Hill rises to 352 m in New York. Widow Whites Peak stands 737 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hand Hollow Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34915471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
352 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.48342, -73.50372

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Wachoosik Park: 5.2 mi
  • Village Commons Park: 5.9 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Abode of the Message: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 58
Artworks: 53
  • Valatie Santa Claus: 10.3 mi
  • Martin Van Buren Statue: 11.7 mi
  • Copland Sculpture: 13.4 mi
  • Courtyard by Marriott: 13.7 mi
  • I ♥ NY: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Mountain Coaster: 11.9 mi
  • concrete bases: 12.8 mi
  • balanced rock: 13.0 mi
  • concrete bases: 13.6 mi
  • stone pillar: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 33
Waterfalls: 26
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Barberville Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.6 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Gale Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Widow Whites PeakENE 69°737 m12.7 mi
Jiminy PeakENE 69°726 m11.8 mi
Honwee MountainE 79°698 m10.2 mi
Rounds MountainNE 55°685 m10.4 mi
Rounds MountainNE 55°683 m10.3 mi
Pine MountainE 85°680 m9.4 mi
Potter MountainENE 69°678 m12.2 mi
Tower MountainE 83°670 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485968737164524131
Precip in2.22.22.93.33.84.53.84.44.64.33.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950845 — Gale Hill, Columbia County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357560848

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