Gates Hill
Gates Hill rises to 642 m in New York. Huntersfield Mountain stands 1,043 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Armlin Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Gates Hill is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York. It is located south-southwest of Middleburgh. Armlin Hill is located north and Hony Hill is located north-northeast of Gates Hill.
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Wikidata Q34915886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 642 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 28.6 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Armlin Hill: 0.6 mi
- Walhalla Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Hony Hill: 3.3 mi
- Windy Ridge HP: 3.8 mi
- East Hill S: 3.9 mi
- Armlin Hill State Forest: 2.2 mi
- Stone Store State Forest: 2.6 mi
- Vroman's Nose Unique Area: 4.8 mi
- Bates State Forest: 7.9 mi
- Bull Hill South Unit: 8.5 mi
- Max V. Shaul State Park: 3.6 mi
- Long Path Park: 5.2 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 8.4 mi
- Lasalle Park: 9.9 mi
- Fox Creek Park: 10.8 mi
- Boucks Falls: 4.2 mi
- Creamery Falls: 6.9 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 10.3 mi
- Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 10.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Baptist Church: 10.6 mi
- Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 10.6 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 12.2 mi
- The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 7.9 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 7.9 mi
- 1743 Palatine House: 9.7 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 10.0 mi
- Vromans Nose: 4.5 mi
- The Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Leaning Tower: 19.1 mi
- Fern Garden: 19.1 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 11.0 mi
- Howe Caverns: 12.2 mi
- Secret Caverns: 13.0 mi
- Pratt Rock: 15.3 mi
- Veterans Garden: 15.4 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 18.3 mi
- Water Garden: 23.9 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 23.9 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 10.1 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 17.9 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 17.6 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 19.7 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Gates Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntersfield Mountain | S 180° | 1,043 m | 11.6 mi |
| Richmond Mountain | SSE 160° | 980 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ashland Pinnacle | S 171° | 933 m | 11.7 mi |
| Richtmyer Peak | SSE 158° | 910 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Hayden | SSE 150° | 893 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSE 153° | 887 m | 11.4 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 164° | 880 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SSE 150° | 817 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950945 — Gates Hill, Schoharie County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357561015
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- Schenectady · 28 mi
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