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Johnson Hill

Johnson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.59036, -73.46317

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Museums: 57
Artworks: 53
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 14.7 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 15.0 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 15.0 mi
  • U Haul Truck: 15.1 mi
  • Nipper the RCA Dog: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 32
  • 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
Waterfalls: 30
  • 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
Gardens: 29
Cliffs: 9
Beaches: 4
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 11.6 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • 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 13.0 miles of Johnson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainNE 52°853 m11.4 mi
Misery MountainENE 75°793 m7.7 mi
Beoadic MountainE 93°792 m9.6 mi
East MountainE 87°791 m9.8 mi
Mount RaimerNE 46°784 m12.6 mi
Sheeps Heaven MountainE 96°770 m9.5 mi
Widow Whites PeakESE 106°737 m10.2 mi
Jiminy PeakESE 109°726 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1719:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664686760493828
Precip in3.02.63.74.44.44.54.34.04.24.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357566975

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