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Hedgehog Hill

Hedgehog Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Hill rises to 626 m in New York. Mount Skylight stands 1,495 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34921461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
626 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.99062, -74.08904

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 52
Waterfalls: 31
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Millers Falls: 9.9 mi
  • MacIntyre Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Indian Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Indian Falls: 13.0 mi
Parks: 29
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 16.6 mi
  • Byron Park: 16.6 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 16.6 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Courtney Park: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 15
Nature reserves: 12
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 7.2 mi
  • Hudson Gorge Primitive Area: 15.3 mi
  • Ampersand Primitive Area: 17.7 mi
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 17.9 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 18.1 mi
Museums: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Park beach: 19.6 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Long Beach: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 17.1 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SkylightNE 46°1,495 m10.9 mi
Iroquois PeakNNE 24°1,472 m11.1 mi
Mount RedfieldNE 44°1,403 m10.0 mi
Santanoni PeakNNW 342°1,401 m6.7 mi
Panther PeakNNW 344°1,358 m7.7 mi
Mount MarshallNNE 22°1,333 m10.2 mi
Allen MountainNE 53°1,312 m9.3 mi
MacNaughton MountainN 7°1,214 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1419:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2915:3416:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357564078

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