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Gallop Hill

Gallop Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gallop Hill rises to 685 m in New York. Prospect Hill stands 783 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerrs Creek Unit, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34915505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
685 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25258, -75.20517

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
Attractions: 6
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 3
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 11.7 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • statue of liberty replica: 15.6 mi
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Branch Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Russell Brook Falls: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Gallop Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillESE 118°783 m13.3 mi
Starkweather HillSE 137°776 m11.7 mi
Brace HillSE 133°752 m13.4 mi
Scotch MountainE 93°749 m14.6 mi
Houck MountainSSE 163°748 m10.2 mi
Bear Spring MountainSSE 150°746 m8.6 mi
Fork MountainSSE 147°741 m12.5 mi
South MountainSSE 157°740 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2519:5920:42
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950858 — Gallop Hill, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357560866

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