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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.

About

The story

Mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34884998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
452 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.13839, -73.60902

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Historic sites: 35
Waterfalls: 33
Nature reserves: 31
Parks: 30
  • Moriah Miners Park: 4.9 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 8.8 mi
  • Lee Park: 9.3 mi
  • Ballard Park: 9.3 mi
  • Milholland Park: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 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
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
Gardens: 4
  • Schroon Community Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Middlebury Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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 MountainWNW1,410 m5.7 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeWNW1,338 m4.9 mi
Green MountainWNW1,203 m6.1 mi
Noonmark MountainW1,058 m8.1 mi
Spotted MountainWSW1,056 m7.9 mi
Tripod MountainWNW1,001 m7.5 mi
Hopkins MountainWNW962 m7.6 mi
Knob Lock MountainNW961 m6.5 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

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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