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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
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Early Sawmill: 2.8 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 2.9 mi
  • Edwin L Drake: 3.1 mi
  • Benjamin Spees: 3.3 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 6.6 mi
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
Waterfalls: 50
  • 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: 31
Cliffs: 18
  • 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: 14
  • 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 DomeSW 223°1,217.37 m11.1 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSW 225°1,204.87 m11.6 mi
BlackheadSW 219°1,200.91 m10.7 mi
Camel's HumpSW 228°1,095.4 m12.1 mi
Windham High PeakWSW 240°1,077 m10.0 mi
Stoppel PointSSW 202°1,043 m12.2 mi
Arizona MountainSSW 214°1,038 m10.7 mi
CaudalSW 229°1,012 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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