Gale Hill
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.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34915471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 352 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 19.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 22.4 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Hopper · 20 mi
- Adams Overlook · 20 mi
- Robinson's Point · 21 mi
- Fitch Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roberts Hill: 1.8 mi
- Ashley Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.1 mi
- Curtis Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Bristol Hill: 4.0 mi
- Shaker Museum: 5.1 mi
- Eastfield Village: 6.1 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 9.2 mi
- Columbia County Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Luykas Van Alen House: 11.9 mi
- Wachoosik Park: 5.2 mi
- Village Commons Park: 5.9 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Abode of the Message: 6.8 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 6.9 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 6.0 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 6.5 mi
- Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- John M. Dahm and Jospeh B. Kennedy Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Fisher Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Hand Hollow Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Kinderhook Creek Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Albert Family Community Forest: 3.1 mi
- Robert Ingalls Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Freund Preserve: 4.0 mi
- 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
- Mountain Coaster: 11.9 mi
- concrete bases: 12.8 mi
- balanced rock: 13.0 mi
- stone pillar: 13.7 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 15.3 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 15.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.5 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 16.4 mi
- People's Park: 17.1 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 17.2 mi
- 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
- Clover Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- High Rocks: 17.5 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 18.5 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 6.8 mi
- Waterfront: 15.5 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 20.6 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 21.3 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.6 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 18.4 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 24.1 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 9.4 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Gale Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Whites Peak | ENE 69° | 737 m | 12.7 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | ENE 69° | 726 m | 11.8 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | E 79° | 698 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | NE 55° | 683 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 85° | 680 m | 9.4 mi |
| Potter Mountain | ENE 69° | 678 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | E 83° | 670 m | 8.8 mi |
| Berry Mountain | E 82° | 668 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 10 mi away.
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
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 6 mi
- Hancock · 10 mi
- Kinderhook · 10 mi
- Pittsfield · 13 mi
- Lanesborough · 14 mi
- Lenox · 14 mi
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