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King Hill

King Hill, seen from above at true elevation

King Hill rises to 572 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Deowongo Island, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q30610747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
572 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81563, -74.97877

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 2.5 mi
  • Spring Park: 2.7 mi
  • Cary Park: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Front Park: 8.3 mi
  • Council Rock Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
Nature reserves: 28
Museums: 14
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of King Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hooker MountainSSE 158°709 m16.2 mi
Cornish HillSSE 163°680 m11.4 mi
Rum HillESE 114°641 m2.2 mi
Darling HillSSE 147°640 m13.7 mi
Angel HillWSW 243°636 m6.4 mi
Pigeon HillSW 228°627 m7.2 mi
Briar HillSW 224°618 m8.5 mi
Klock HillSW 231°616 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2220:0020:43
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2815:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182028415361666457463525
Precip in3.13.13.64.23.74.74.64.64.24.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 954635 — King Hill, Otsego County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357568018

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