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Hedgehog Mountain

Hedgehog Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Mountain rises to 537 m in New York. Sherman Mountain stands 805 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Knoll, a peak 0.5 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34921522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
537 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.18257, -74.77376

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 5.4 mi
  • Dolgeville Park: 5.6 mi
  • Spofford Square: 6.0 mi
  • Moreland Park: 10.0 mi
  • Moreland Park: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 10.6 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 10.7 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 10.8 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 10.9 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 12
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 18.2 mi
  • Arkell Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Van Alstyne Homestead: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Moss Island Climbing: 10.6 mi
  • Rollaway: 11.0 mi
  • Choss Factory: 12.0 mi
  • Lost T: 13.8 mi
  • McMartin: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 9
Waterfalls: 3
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Judds Falls: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Hedgehog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherman MountainENE 65°805 m14.9 mi
Morehouse MountainNNE 22°800 m14.1 mi
Ely MountainNE 53°794 m12.5 mi
Tomany MountainNE 55°789 m12.2 mi
State Brook MountainENE 61°773 m11.8 mi
Big Alderbed MountainNNE 25°758 m11.3 mi
Windfall MountainNNE 19°751 m9.5 mi
Dead Horse MountainNNE 29°732 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2020:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2915:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357564082

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