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Matson Hill

Matson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Matson Hill rises to 485 m in New York. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Memorial Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34827098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
485 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84173, -76.05437

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brown Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Cummings Park: 4.0 mi
  • Cornerstone Park: 4.1 mi
  • Bailey Park: 5.7 mi
  • Vinegar Hill Sports Park: 5.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 31
  • Site of railroad turntable: 10.9 mi
  • Skytop Fire Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Pyramid Grave: 13.9 mi
  • Butternut Creek Aqueduct: 13.9 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 14.0 mi
Museums: 27
Waterfalls: 16
Artworks: 14
  • Willow Sculpture: 11.7 mi
  • Jitterbugs: 11.9 mi
  • Stacks: 12.1 mi
  • Mountain Goat: 14.0 mi
  • Supplicant Persephone: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Cedar Bay Pavilion: 14.0 mi
  • Galster Pavilion: 14.1 mi
  • Cheningo Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
  • Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Jamesville Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Green Lakes Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Glenwood Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Valentine's Beach: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dorwin Springs: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Matson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillSE 141°618 m5.0 mi
Randall HillSE 145°617 m13.1 mi
Muller HillESE 108°617 m14.4 mi
Truxton HillS 190°616 m5.9 mi
Fellows HillSE 142°611 m2.7 mi
Hunt HillESE 111°611 m11.6 mi
Labrador HillS 183°606 m4.4 mi
Bull HillSSE 152°605 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:17
June solstice05:2620:0420:47
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3315:4816:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129425462676658473626
Precip in2.92.93.74.23.65.14.64.74.94.53.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357543955

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