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Howard Hill

Howard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Howard Hill rises to 654 m in New York. Mount Skylight stands 1,495 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedgehog Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34824289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
654 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.97617, -74.06153

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 54
Waterfalls: 31
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Millers Falls: 11.6 mi
  • OK Slip Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Indian Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Falls: 13.1 mi
Parks: 27
  • Courtney Park: 15.6 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Byron Park: 16.5 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 17.9 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Park beach: 17.9 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Long Beach: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 16.4 mi
  • Rafting: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SkylightNE 37°1,495 m10.7 mi
Mount RedfieldNE 34°1,403 m9.9 mi
Santanoni PeakNNW 335°1,401 m8.1 mi
Panther PeakNNW 337°1,358 m9.1 mi
Mount MarshallNNE 13°1,333 m10.8 mi
Allen MountainNE 43°1,312 m8.9 mi
Cliff MountainNNE 26°1,201 m9.8 mi
McDonnel MountainNE 41°1,200 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1419:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3416:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357565598

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