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Moon Hill

Moon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Moon Hill rises to 436 m in New York. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Odell Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34879550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
436 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76480, -73.32900

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grafton Lakes State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Field Park: 7.0 mi
  • Broad Brook Park: 7.0 mi
  • Science Quad: 7.3 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 3.5 mi
  • Tenney Home: 4.6 mi
  • Mausert's Camp: 6.8 mi
  • 1753 House: 7.0 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 7.0 mi
Peaks
Museums: 50
Artworks: 28
  • The Owl: 6.5 mi
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 6.9 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 7.0 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 9.5 mi
  • Seth Warner Statue: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Haley Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 11.6 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Grandfather Rock: 5.7 mi
  • Sentinels: 6.0 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 14.6 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 17.2 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Buxton Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Moon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSE1,063 m12.1 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSE985 m12.4 mi
Mount FitchSE945 m11.4 mi
Houghton MountainENE939 m12.9 mi
Mount WilliamsSE901 m10.9 mi
Scrub HillENE883 m11.5 mi
Spruce HillENE858 m12.1 mi
Berlin MountainSSE853 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445664696760493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571943

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