Johnson Hill
Johnson Hill rises to 537 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckwheat Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.
Wikidata Q34876871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 537 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 17.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 17.5 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 15 mi
- The Hopper · 15 mi
- Adams Overlook · 15 mi
- Robinson's Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckwheat Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pomeroy Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pikes Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 2.7 mi
- The Gipfel: 3.0 mi
- Cherry Plain State Park: 3.3 mi
- Butler Park: 6.5 mi
- Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 6.8 mi
- Barberville Falls Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Wachoosik Park: 8.5 mi
- Eastfield Village: 4.5 mi
- Brunswick Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Shaker Museum: 12.2 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 12.8 mi
- Defreest House: 13.2 mi
- Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 8.9 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 10.2 mi
- Ward 5: 13.1 mi
- Tenney Home: 13.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Capital District Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Stewart Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Bessie's Woods: 3.8 mi
- Robert Ingalls Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 14.7 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 15.0 mi
- U Haul Truck: 15.1 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 15.1 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 15.2 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 9.1 mi
- Sentinels: 9.5 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 9.9 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 15.0 mi
- USS Slater: 15.0 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 13.7 mi
- Stow Hill: 14.1 mi
- Wildflowers: 14.5 mi
- Troy Rocks: 14.7 mi
- Leslie's Garden: 14.8 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wynants Kill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Barberville Falls: 7.6 mi
- Haley Falls: 12.3 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 13.7 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Clover Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.0 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 18.5 mi
- Waterfront: 8.7 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 12.6 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 14.9 mi
- Campers Beach: 20.0 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 11.6 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 14.0 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 12.8 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Johnson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | NE 52° | 853 m | 11.4 mi |
| Misery Mountain | ENE 75° | 793 m | 7.7 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | E 93° | 792 m | 9.6 mi |
| East Mountain | E 87° | 791 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Raimer | NE 46° | 784 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | E 96° | 770 m | 9.5 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | ESE 106° | 737 m | 10.2 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | ESE 109° | 726 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357566975
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 8 mi
- New Lebanon · 9 mi
- New Ashford · 11 mi
- Lanesborough · 13 mi
- Rensselaer · 14 mi
- Cheshire · 15 mi
Take the scenic way to Johnson Hill.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.