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Oak Hill

Oak Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Oak Hill rises to 543 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south-southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 959114)

Wikidata Q34887016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
543 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.21116, -73.76542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Case Wall: 4.3 mi
  • Crack in the Woods Cliff: 4.4 mi
  • Case Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 4.4 mi
  • The Courthouse: 4.6 mi
Parks: 37
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 4.2 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 6.6 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 10.7 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 11.1 mi
  • Milholland Park: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Attractions: 16
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 7.8 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 7.8 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 7.9 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 10.3 mi
  • Skyride: 10.3 mi
Museums: 13
  • Adirondack History Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 8.6 mi
  • Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.0 mi
  • The Iron Center: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 8.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 19.0 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 19.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Westport Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Oak Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainSSE 147°1,410 m4.1 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeSE 143°1,338 m4.9 mi
Upper Wolfjaw MountainSW 219°1,281 m6.3 mi
Big Slide MountainWSW 249°1,280 m5.6 mi
Lower Wolfjaw MountainSW 218°1,273 m5.5 mi
Cascade MountainW 276°1,249 m4.7 mi
Porter MountainW 271°1,240 m4.4 mi
Yard MountainWSW 247°1,216 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5920:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357574712

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