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Leach Hill

Leach Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Leach Hill rises to 499 m in New York. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34825840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
499 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08674, -76.90218

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Harris Hill Park: 2.8 mi
  • Pirozzolo Park: 3.0 mi
  • Big Flats Community Park: 3.4 mi
  • Draxler Park: 3.8 mi
  • Sperr Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • Confederate Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Shohola Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Preemption Line: 4.3 mi
  • Soaring Capital of America: 4.7 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 4.8 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shequaga Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Deckertown Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Central Cascade: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Glen Cathedral: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Railroad Springs: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Leach Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillSSW715 m13.4 mi
Buck MountainSSW638 m12.2 mi
Gobblers KnobSW592 m10.1 mi
Quackenbush HillNNW580 m8.1 mi
Saxtons KnobS576 m12.8 mi
Townley HillNNW574 m9.9 mi
Thompson HillSSE573 m12.1 mi
Baker HillSSE572 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3320:0520:48
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3315:5416:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465867717062503931
Precip in2.11.92.73.33.14.24.13.84.13.52.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 955135 — Leach Hill, Chemung County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357568826

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