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Oak Hill

Oak Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 959113)

Wikidata Q34887004, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
546 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.17922, -73.63708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Sunshine City: 5.5 mi
  • Vanity Face: 5.5 mi
  • Birch Wall: 5.5 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Aserisk: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Historic sites: 32
Parks: 28
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 6.8 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 6.8 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 7.5 mi
  • Milholland Park: 7.5 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Attractions: 20
  • 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
Museums: 14
  • 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
Beaches: 6
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 3.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 12.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 12.9 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Formal Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Schroon Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Oak Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Giant MountainWSW 253°1,410 m4.3 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeWSW 243°1,338 m3.8 mi
Green MountainW 273°1,203 m3.9 mi
Hurricane MountainNW 317°1,121 m5.3 mi
Noonmark MountainWSW 242°1,058 m7.6 mi
Tripod MountainWNW 285°1,001 m5.1 mi
Peaked MountainNNW 333°982 m6.7 mi
Chase MountainNW 315°972 m6.1 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 solstice07:2815:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 19 mi away.

Sources

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

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