Oak Hill
Oak Hill rises to 546 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the west-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 959113).
Wikidata Q34887004, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 546 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 9.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 14.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 20.9 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 6 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Owls Head Lookout: 1.7 mi
- Cobble Hill: 1.8 mi
- Otis Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bald Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sunshine City: 5.5 mi
- Vanity Face: 5.5 mi
- Birch Wall: 5.5 mi
- Nestle Wall: 5.6 mi
- Aserisk: 5.6 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 4.0 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 6.3 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
- Russell Falls: 7.4 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 8.9 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 10.2 mi
- Meacham House: 13.0 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 6.8 mi
- Milholland Park: 7.5 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 7.9 mi
- Lee Park: 10.1 mi
- Ballard Park: 10.2 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 4.3 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 9.8 mi
- Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center: 10.1 mi
- Cole Island: 11.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 14.4 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 14.4 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 14.5 mi
- Nature preserve: 15.7 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 16.6 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 3.4 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 3.5 mi
- The Iron Center: 12.9 mi
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 13.9 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 14.6 mi
- Westport Beach: 10.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 12.7 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 13.4 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.6 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 22.2 mi
- Footbridge Park: 3.3 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 12.7 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 12.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.3 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 18.1 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 24.8 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 23.2 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
- Tahawus: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Oak Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,410 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | WSW 243° | 1,338 m | 3.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 273° | 1,203 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NW 317° | 1,121 m | 5.3 mi |
| Noonmark Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,058 m | 7.6 mi |
| Tripod Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,001 m | 5.1 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | NNW 333° | 982 m | 6.7 mi |
| Chase Mountain | NW 315° | 972 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 959113 — Oak Hill, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357574709
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 2 mi
- Westport · 10 mi
- Essex · 17 mi
- Crown Point · 19 mi
- Charlotte · 22 mi
- Shelburne · 25 mi
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