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Jackson Hill

Jackson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jackson Hill rises to 635 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Corliss Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34875768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
635 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.24755, -73.74931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Weeping Winds: 6.6 mi
  • The Courthouse: 6.8 mi
  • Case Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 6.9 mi
  • Case Wall: 6.9 mi
Parks: 39
  • East Branch Community Trails: 4.4 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 6.8 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 9.4 mi
  • Milholland Park: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Attractions: 17
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.8 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 8.9 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 9.3 mi
  • Master Pothole: 9.3 mi
Museums: 15
  • Adirondack history center museum: 8.1 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 11.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 7.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 20.0 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 20.6 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Jackson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainSSE 166°1,410 m6.1 mi
Cascade MountainWSW 250°1,249 m5.8 mi
Porter MountainWSW 245°1,240 m5.7 mi
Green MountainSSE 159°1,203 m4.8 mi
Sentinel MountainNW 308°1,174 m6.5 mi
Third BrotherSW 230°1,134 m6.5 mi
Hurricane MountainESE 114°1,121 m2.1 mi
Saddleback MountainNE 51°1,102 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596196

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