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King Hill

King Hill, seen from above at true elevation

King Hill rises to 272 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Murder Bridge Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

King Hill is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains east of Greenville Center. Murder Bridge Hill is located north-northwest of King Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49041662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
272 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.38814, -73.97402

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Irish Cultural Center: 5.9 mi
  • Angelo Canna Town Park: 6.4 mi
  • Joralemon Park: 8.1 mi
  • Mcquade park: 8.8 mi
  • Parks Dairy: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Early Sawmill: 2.8 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 2.9 mi
  • Edwin L Drake: 3.1 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 6.6 mi
  • Early Doctor: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 47
  • Dickinson Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Glen Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Venus Bath: 10.9 mi
  • Winter Clove falls: 11.9 mi
Museums: 36
  • Bronck House Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Greene County Historical Society: 7.2 mi
  • Durham Center Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 12.2 mi
  • Thomas Cole National Historic Site: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 17
  • High Rocks: 7.5 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 16.6 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 17.8 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 18.6 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Veterans Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Water Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 18.0 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 13
  • The Old Game Farm: 10.5 mi
  • Open Seating: 16.7 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 18.0 mi
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 20.9 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 12.7 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 21.9 mi
  • West Landing: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of King Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeSW1,217 m11.1 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSW1,205 m11.6 mi
BlackheadSW1,201 m10.7 mi
Camel's HumpSW1,095 m12.1 mi
Windham High PeakWSW1,077 m10.0 mi
Stoppel PointSSW1,043 m12.2 mi
Arizona MountainSSW1,038 m10.7 mi
CaudalSW1,012 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5420:37
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475967727163514031

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cairo 3 NW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 954634 — King Hill, Greene County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357568015

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