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Negro Hill

Negro Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Negro Hill rises to 591 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the south, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill Unit, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

The story

Negro Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northeast of Roxbury. Roundtop is located south-southwest, Clay Hill is located east and Ferris Hill is located northwest of Negro Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34884985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
591 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32814, -74.46932

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 44
Historic sites: 29
Parks: 27
  • Kirkside Park: 5.6 mi
  • Ashland Park: 6.9 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 7.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 11.7 mi
Museums: 15
  • Pratt Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 5.1 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 8.3 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Pratt Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 10.0 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 19.0 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.4 mi
  • Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Negro Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainS 183°1,098 m4.4 mi
Vly MountainSSE 168°1,079.3 m5.8 mi
North Bearpen MountainSSW 191°1,076 m3.9 mi
RoundtopSSW 205°1,052 m2.6 mi
Huntersfield MountainENE 73°1,043 m6.6 mi
South BearpenSSW 192°1,040 m5.8 mi
Sleeping LionSSE 163°1,039 m9.4 mi
Bearpen FlatsSSW 193°1,036 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357572980

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