Gilpin Hill
Gilpin Hill rises to 507 m in New York. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 507 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 15.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 17.3 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cranberry Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Douglas Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Duncan Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Third Burnt Hill: 2.4 mi
- Wilmington Heritage Park: 8.6 mi
- Lake Everest - Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- Town of Wilmington Beach: 8.7 mi
- Wilmington Bike Park: 8.7 mi
- The Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Flume Falls: 9.5 mi
- The Flume Fall: 9.5 mi
- Upper Stag Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Stag Brook Falls: 10.0 mi
- High Falls (Climax): 10.3 mi
- Potholes: 10.3 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 10.3 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 10.3 mi
- Master Pothole: 10.3 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 10.4 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 11.3 mi
- Burnt Hill State Forest: 12.4 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 14.0 mi
- Chazy Highlands Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 11.2 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 11.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 14.6 mi
- World War Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 4.6 mi
- summit fliff: 4.7 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 5.0 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Great Wall: 10.9 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 10.0 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 15.2 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 15.2 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 15.8 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 16.2 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.2 mi
- Camp Chateaugay Beach: 19.0 mi
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 24.6 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 15.8 mi
- Goolds Garden: 17.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 17.8 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Footbridge Park: 24.5 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 9.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Gilpin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Mountain | S 180° | 1,466 m | 9.1 mi |
| Esther Mountain | S 175° | 1,293 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 175° | 1,242 m | 8.3 mi |
| Morgan Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,050 m | 5.8 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | S 186° | 984 m | 7.8 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | SSE 150° | 967 m | 3.0 mi |
| Kate Mountain | W 267° | 863 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pigeon Roost | SSW 203° | 840 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357561522
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