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Negro Hill

Negro Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Negro Hill rises to 452 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gilligan, a peak 0.5 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34884998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
452 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.13839, -73.60902

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Sunshine City: 5.7 mi
  • Birch Wall: 5.7 mi
  • Vanity Face: 5.7 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 5.8 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Historic sites: 35
Parks: 33
  • Moriah Miners Park: 4.9 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 7.9 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 8.8 mi
  • Lee Park: 9.3 mi
  • Ballard Park: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Nature preserve: 13.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 16.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 16.5 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 16.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 19.4 mi
Museums: 18
  • Adirondack History Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 5.5 mi
  • The Iron Center: 10.0 mi
  • Crown Point Historic Site: 11.7 mi
  • Chimney Point Museum: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 7
  • Westport Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Park beach: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Schroon Community Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Middlebury Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 5.5 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 9.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 10.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Negro Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainWNW 286°1,410 m5.7 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeWNW 283°1,338 m4.9 mi
Green MountainWNW 300°1,203 m6.1 mi
Noonmark MountainW 265°1,058 m8.1 mi
Spotted MountainWSW 238°1,056 m7.9 mi
Tripod MountainWNW 303°1,001 m7.5 mi
Hopkins MountainWNW 294°962 m7.6 mi
Knob Lock MountainNW 311°961 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130445766727062503827

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 958340 — Negro Hill, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357573009

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