Peak · New York
Holmes Hill
Holmes Hill rises to 271 m in New York. Baldhead Mountain stands 871 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Slide, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail runs past it.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34824161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 271 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.40062, -73.88818
- On the Dude Ranch Trail
- 8.4 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 16.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 18.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- The Narrows · 8 mi
- Cobble lookout · 8 mi
- The Eagle's Eye · 8 mi
- Lake George Panorama · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Morton Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bryan Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Eddy Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Joe Baker Sag: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Sam Spread Town Park: 5.7 mi
- Hadley-Sam Smead Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Wayside Beach Park: 6.0 mi
- Mill Park: 6.0 mi
- Benjamin C. Butler Pavilion Park: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- Unclassified: 3.5 mi
- Harris Land Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Van Dusen Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Ralph Road State Forest: 9.5 mi
- Corinth Resevoir Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Frank Watkins: 1.3 mi
- pump house: 8.2 mi
- Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Father Jogues Monument: 9.1 mi
- Fort George Ruins: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 27
- Revolution Rail Co. - Thurman Station: 6.5 mi
- Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 8.9 mi
- Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 8.9 mi
- Lake George Steamboat Company: 9.1 mi
- Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 9.4 mi
Museums: 21
- House of Frankenstein Wax Museum: 8.9 mi
- Fort William Henry: 9.0 mi
- Lake George Historical Association: 9.0 mi
- Chapman Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- World Awareness Children's Museum: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Bear Slide: 0.8 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 6.1 mi
- Eggleston Falls: 9.7 mi
- Palmer Falls: 11.0 mi
- third falls: 14.0 mi
Springs: 14
- Old Red Spring: 22.3 mi
- Hathorn Spring: 22.8 mi
- Columbian Spring: 22.9 mi
- Congress Spring: 22.9 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Usher Park: 9.6 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 10.6 mi
- Diamond Island: 11.4 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 14.5 mi
- Huckleberry Island: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- Wayside Beach: 6.0 mi
- Luzerne Beach: 6.3 mi
- Morey Stein Beach: 8.2 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 14.0 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Small Rocky overlook: 10.3 mi
- Beaverview Wall: 10.8 mi
- Wayout Wall: 11.9 mi
- Stewarts Ledge: 15.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Arboretum: 12.1 mi
- Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
- Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 4
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 18.7 mi
- Standard Time: 22.5 mi
- Devils Armchair: 22.9 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Holmes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldhead Mountain | NW 324° | 871 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hadley Mountain | WSW 252° | 807 m | 4.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 262° | 806 m | 5.4 mi |
| Thompson Mountain | WNW 282° | 802 m | 6.8 mi |
| West Mountain | WSW 253° | 759 m | 4.1 mi |
| Snow mountain | W 270° | 737 m | 4.8 mi |
| Roundtop Mountain | W 261° | 735 m | 3.5 mi |
| Black Spruce Mountain | ENE 76° | 716 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:36 | 16:23 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953016 — Holmes Hill, Warren County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357564935
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 22 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 23 mi
- Ballston Spa · 27 mi
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