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Mashodack Hill

Mashodack Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Mashodack Hill rises to 265 m in New York. Misery Mountain stands 793 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wachoosik Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34827026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
265 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.51341, -73.58123

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wachoosik Park: 0.8 mi
  • Village Commons Park: 1.6 mi
  • Schodack Town Park: 4.7 mi
  • Red Schoolhouse Park: 6.4 mi
  • East Greenbush Town Park: 7.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 57
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 33
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 12.4 mi
  • USS Slater: 12.4 mi
  • Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 12.8 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 12.9 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 31
  • People's Park: 12.8 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 12.9 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Barberville Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 11.1 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 5.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Misery MountainENE 62°793 m15.3 mi
Jiminy PeakE 82°726 m15.2 mi
Honwee MountainE 91°698 m14.0 mi
Rounds MountainENE 73°685 m13.0 mi
Rounds MountainENE 73°683 m13.0 mi
Pine MountainE 96°680 m13.4 mi
Potter MountainE 82°678 m15.6 mi
Tower MountainE 95°670 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1819:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2215:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485968737164524131
Precip in2.22.22.93.33.84.53.84.44.64.33.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 956635 — Mashodack Hill, Rensselaer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357570731

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