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Gallis Hill

Gallis Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gallis Hill rises to 240 m in New York. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,160 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coward's Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

About

The story

Gallis Hill is a 794-foot-tall (242 m) mountain in the Catskill Mountains region of New York. It is located northwest of Kingston in Ulster County. Jockey Hill is located north-northeast, and Morgan Hill is located west of Gallis Hill. In 1927, the Conservation Department built a steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. In 1950, the tower was closed and disassembled then moved to Overlook Mountain, where it still remains today.

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Wikidata Q34915494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
240 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.95593, -74.06875

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Coward's Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • M. E. Church: 4.9 mi
  • Veterans' Monument: 4.9 mi
  • Rondout Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
  • Fountain: 5.3 mi
  • Kiln: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 41
  • Snake Rocks Cliff: 6.5 mi
  • Trap Cliff: 8.3 mi
  • Ministers Face: 8.8 mi
  • Gnome Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Indian Rock: 10.3 mi
Museums: 35
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 23
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Rondout Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 8.6 mi
  • Ellipse: 8.7 mi
  • Rough Garden: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Kingston Point Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Tongore Park Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Flint Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Esopus Meadows Beach: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Hudson River Cruises: 5.2 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 8.7 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 11.2 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 12.9 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 14.1 mi
Springs: 8
  • Bear Wallow: 11.5 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 11.5 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 16.7 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Gallis Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 341°1,160 m12.8 mi
Twin MountainNNW 345°1,112.52 m12.1 mi
Twin Mountain South SummitNNW 346°1,085 m11.6 mi
Indian Head MountainNNW 348°1,083 m11.3 mi
Olderbark MountainNNW 330°1,048 m12.6 mi
Overlook MountainN 352°956 m9.0 mi
Plattekill MountainN 355°942 m10.5 mi
Ashokan High PointW 259°939 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2219:5420:36
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:2215:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465866717062503930
Precip in4.13.14.13.93.84.14.64.94.35.33.64.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rhinebeck 4SE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357560860

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